Earth developed distinct continental and oceanic crusts through differentiation processes
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Earth developed distinct continental and oceanic crusts through differentiation processes.
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MECHANISMS OF CONTINENTAL CRUST GENERATION THROUGH GEOLOGIC TIME AND ITS CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
2026 · cited by 0
The paper reviews geochemical evidence of early planetary differentiation resulting in distinct crustal, mantle, and core structures.
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Missing molybdenum and the composition of the continental crust inferred from molybdenum isotopes.
2025 · cited by 0
Mass balance calculations utilizing molybdenum isotope data constrain the composition of the middle, lower, and upper continental crust.
H<sub>2</sub>O-fluxed remelting of arc roots drives continent maturation and the Daly Gap.
2026 · cited by 0
The study demonstrates how intra-crustal differentiation driven by remelting processes shapes continental crust maturation.
High Mg# of the continental crust explained by calc-alkaline differentiation.
2023 · cited by 0
Investigations into calc-alkaline differentiation explain how thick crust leads to the distinct geochemical characteristics observed in continental crust.
Hydrothermal ore deposits in collisional orogens.
2019 · cited by 0
The research highlights the geochemical differentiation processes operating across subducting oceanic crust, mantle domains, and juvenile continental crust.