Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The nature of tectonic realms is a key to the origin of continental crust on early Earth. However, it is questionable to infer the composition of major elements in crustal rocks only from the composition of trace elements in zircon. Whereas non-plate tectonics was popular in generating the mafic crust in the Hadean, the operation of plate tectonics is necessary in transforming the mafic crust to the felsic crust in the Archean.
Source: National Science Review
DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwaf341
Author: Yong-Fei Zheng
Institution: University of Science and Technology of China
Language: English
Subfield: Geophysics
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,000
OpenAlex ID: W4413340282