Nature Communications (Nov 2021)

Long-lived Paleoproterozoic eclogitic lower crust

  • Sebastian Buntin,
  • Irina M. Artemieva,
  • Alireza Malehmir,
  • Hans Thybo,
  • Michal Malinowski,
  • Karin Högdahl,
  • Tomasz Janik,
  • Stefan Buske

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26878-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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The nature of the lower crust and the crust-mantle transition is fundamental to Earth Sciences. Here, the authors provide evidence for long-lasting presence of lower crustal eclogite below the seismic Moho, challenging conventional models.