Eoarchean and Hadean melts reveal arc-like trace element and isotopic signatures

Wriju Chowdhury; Dustin Trail; Martha Miller; Paul Savage

doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36538-5

Nature Communications (Feb 2023)

Eoarchean and Hadean melts reveal arc-like trace element and isotopic signatures

Wriju Chowdhury,
Dustin Trail,
Martha Miller,
Paul Savage

Affiliations

Wriju Chowdhury: Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester
Dustin Trail: Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester
Martha Miller: Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester
Paul Savage: School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of St Andrews

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36538-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Geochemical analysis indicates a formational regime for Jack Hills zircons that is lithologically diverse and chemically similar to modern arcs. This depicts complicated geodynamics of the early Earth, which is currently proposed by many as stagnant-lid.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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