Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
J. O’Neil, R. Carlson, D. Francis, R. Stevenson (2008)
Neodymium-142 Evidence for Hadean Mafic CrustScience, 321
P. Warren (1989)
Growth of the continental crust: A planetary-mantle perspectiveTectonophysics, 161
R. Armstrong (1991)
The persistent myth of crustal growthAustralian Journal of Earth Sciences, 38
F. Tera, L. Brown, J. Morris, I. Sacks, J. Klein, R. Middleton (1986)
Sediment incorporation in island-arc magmas: Inferences from 10BeGeochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 50
Collerson, Kamber (1999)
Evolution of the continents and the atmosphere inferred from Th-U-Nb systematics of the depleted mantleScience, 283 5407
S. Taylor, S. McLennan (1985)
The continental crust: Its composition and evolution
G. Turner, T. Harrison, G. Holland, S. Mojzsis, J. Gilmour (2004)
Extinct 244Pu in Ancient ZirconsScience, 306
K. Righter, M. Drake (1999)
Effect of water on metal-silicate partitioning of siderophile elements: a high pressure and temperature terrestrial magma ocean and core formationEarth and Planetary Science Letters, 171
S. McLennan, S. Taylor (1991)
Sedimentary Rocks and Crustal Evolution: Tectonic Setting and Secular TrendsThe Journal of Geology, 99
D. Langmuir (1978)
Uranium solution-mineral equilibria at low temperatures with applications to sedimentary ore depositsGeochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 42
M. Menneken, A. Nemchin, T. Geisler, R. Pidgeon, S. Wilde (2007)
Hadean diamonds in zircon from Jack Hills, Western AustraliaNature, 448
V. Solomatov (2000)
Fluid Dynamics of a Terrestrial Magma Ocean
K. Condie (2003)
Incompatible element ratios in oceanic basalts and komatiites: Tracking deep mantle sources and continental growth rates with timeGeochemistry, 4
R. Canup (2004)
Simulations of a late lunar-forming impactIcarus, 168
A. Reymer, G. Schubert (1984)
Phanerozoic addition rates to the continental crust and crustal growthTectonics, 3
S. Bowring, I. Williams (1999)
Priscoan (4.00–4.03 Ga) orthogneisses from northwestern CanadaContributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 134
D. Scholl, R. Huene (2007)
Crustal recycling at modern subduction zones applied to the past—Issues of growth and preservation of continental basement crust, mantle geochemistry, and supercontinent reconstructionGeological Society of America Memoirs, 200
T. Ireland, F. Wlotzka (1992)
The oldest zircons in the solar systemEarth and Planetary Science Letters, 109
W. Peck, J. Valley, S. Wilde, C. Graham (2001)
Oxygen isotope ratios and rare earth elements in 3.3 to 4.4 Ga zircons: Ion microprobe evidence for high δ 18 O continental crust and oceans in the Early ArcheanGeochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 65
J. Valley, J. Chiarenzelli, J. McLelland (1994)
Oxygen isotope geochemistry of zirconEarth and Planetary Science Letters, 126
N. Sleep (2000)
Evolution of the mode of convection within terrestrial planetsJournal of Geophysical Research, 105
T. Grove, S. Parman (2004)
Thermal evolution of the Earth as recorded by komatiitesEarth and Planetary Science Letters, 219
D. Trail, I. Bindeman, E. Watson, Axel Schmitt (2009)
Experimental calibration of oxygen isotope fractionation between quartz and zirconGeochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 73
, Jr , JR O ’ Neil . Rev . Mineral
K. Condie (1977)
Plate Tectonics and Crustal Evolution
E. Watson, T. Harrison (2006)
Response to Comments on "Zircon Thermometer Reveals Minimum Melting Conditions on Earliest Earth"Science, 311
M. Boyet, J. Blichert‐Toft, M. Rosing, M. Storey, P. Télouk, F. Albarède (2003)
142Nd evidence for early Earth differentiationEarth and Planetary Science Letters, 214
H. Furnes, M. Wit, H. Staudigel, M. Rosing, K. Muehlenbachs (2007)
A Vestige of Earth's Oldest OphioliteScience, 315
G. Schubert, A. Reymer (1985)
Continental volume and freeboard through geological timeNature, 316
(2005)
BMC Evolutionary Biology BioMed Central Research article The genetics of ray pattern variation in Caenorhabditis briggsae
T. Harrison, E. Watson, Amos Aikman (2007)
Temperature spectra of zircon crystallization in plutonic rocksGeology, 35
W. Compston, R. Pidgeon (1986)
Jack Hills, evidence of more very old detrital zircons in Western AustraliaNature, 321
(1989)
Thermal factors controlling crustal stabilization
(1985)
Continental freeboard throughout geologic time
R. Bedini, J. Blichert‐Toft, M. Boyet, F. Albarède (2004)
Isotopic constraints on the cooling of the continental lithosphereEarth and Planetary Science Letters, 223
M. Ozima, F. Podosek (1984)
Noble Gas Geochemistry: Noble Gases in the Earth
Bin Fu, F. Page, A. Cavosie, J. Fournelle, N. Kita, J. Lackey, S. Wilde, J. Valley (2008)
Ti-in-zircon thermometry: applications and limitationsContributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 156
I. Campbell (2003)
CONSTRAINTS ON CONTINENTAL GROWTH MODELS FROM Nb/U RATIOS IN THE 3.5 Ga BARBERTON AND OTHER ARCHAEAN BASALT-KOMATIITE SUITESAmerican Journal of Science, 303
M. Bickle (1978)
Heat loss from the earth: A constraint on Archaean tectonics from the relation between geothermal gradients and the rate of plate productionEarth and Planetary Science Letters, 40
H. Pollack, S. Hurter, Jeffrey Johnson (1993)
Heat flow from the Earth's interior: Analysis of the global data setReviews of Geophysics, 31
P. Hurley, H. Hughes, G. Faure, H. Fairbairn, W. Pinson (1962)
Radiogenic strontium‐87 model of continent formationJournal of Geophysical Research, 67
P. Kinny, W. Compston, I. Williams (1991)
A reconnaissance ion-probe study of hafnium isotopes in zirconsGeochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 55
J. Blichert‐Toft, N. Arndt, G. Gruau (2004)
Hf isotopic measurements on Barberton komatiites: effects of incomplete sample dissolution and importance for primary and secondary magmatic signaturesChemical Geology, 207
J. Veizer, S. Jansen (1985)
Basement and Sedimentary Recycling-2: Time Dimension to Global TectonicsThe Journal of Geology, 93
J. Ferry, E. Watson (2007)
New thermodynamic models and revised calibrations for the Ti-in-zircon and Zr-in-rutile thermometersContributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 154
G. Caro, B. Bourdon, J. Birck, S. Moorbath (2003)
146Sm–142Nd evidence from Isua metamorphosed sediments for early differentiation of the Earth's mantleNature, 423
R. Pepin, D. Porcelli (2006)
Xenon isotope systematics, giant impacts, and mantle degassing on the early EarthEarth and Planetary Science Letters, 250
S. Morse (1987)
Origin of earliest planetary crust: role of compositional convectionEarth and Planetary Science Letters, 81
S. Galer, S. Goldstein (1991)
Early mantle differentiation and its thermal consequencesGeochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 55
S. Mojzsis, G. Arrhenius, K. McKeegan, T. Harrison, A. Nutman, C. Friend (1996)
Evidence for life on Earth before 3,800 million years agoNature, 384
J. Vervoort, J. Blichert‐Toft (1999)
Evolution of the depleted mantle: Hf isotope evidence from juvenile rocks through timeGeochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 63
V. Solomatov (2007)
Magma Oceans and Primordial Mantle Differentiation, 9
(2004)
Xenon from extinct 244 Pu in ancient terrestrial zircons
M. Hopkins, T. Harrison, C. Manning (2008)
Low heat flow inferred from >4 Gyr zircons suggests Hadean plate boundary interactionsNature, 456
G. Davies (2006)
Gravitational depletion of the early Earth's upper mantle and the viability of early plate tectonicsEarth and Planetary Science Letters, 243
T. Ushikubo, N. Kita, A. Cavosie, S. Wilde, R. Rudnick, J. Valley (2008)
Lithium in Jack Hills zircons: Evidence for extensive weathering of Earth's earliest crustEarth and Planetary Science Letters, 272
M. Boyet, Richard Carlson (2005)
142Nd Evidence for Early (>4.53 Ga) Global Differentiation of the Silicate EarthScience, 309
C. Grimes, B. John, P. Kelemen, F. Mazdab, J. Wooden, M. Cheadle, K. Hanghøj, J. Schwartz (2007)
Trace element chemistry of zircons from oceanic crust: A method for distinguishing detrital zircon provenanceGeology, 35
S. Bowring, T. Housh (1995)
The Earth's early evolution.Science, 269 5230
R. Maas, P. Kinny, I. Williams, D. Froude, W. Compston (1992)
The Earth's oldest known crust: A geochronological and geochemical study of 3900-4200 Ma old detrital zircons from Mt. Narryer and Jack Hills, Western AustraliaGeochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 56
R. O’nions, N. Evensen, P. Hamilton (1979)
Geochemical modeling of mantle differentiation and crustal growthJournal of Geophysical Research, 84
(1981)
The 1 st 800 million years of earths history
B. Windley (1976)
early history of the Earth
M. Touboul, T. Kleine, B. Bourdon, H. Palme, R. Wieler (2007)
Late formation and prolonged differentiation of the Moon inferred from W isotopes in lunar metalsNature, 450
A. White, B. Chappell (1977)
Ultrametamorphism and granitoid genesisTectonophysics, 43
A. Cavosie, J. Valley, S. Wilde (2005)
Magmatic δ18O in 4400–3900 Ma detrital zircons: A record of the alteration and recycling of crust in the Early ArcheanEarth and Planetary Science Letters, 235
(2004)
Inclusion mineralogy of pre 4 . 0 Ga zircons frm Jack Hills , Western Australia : a progress report
Der-Chuen Lee, A. Halliday (1995)
Hafnium–tungsten chronometry and the timing of terrestrial core formationNature, 378
W. Fyfe (1978)
The evolution of the earth's crust: Modern plate tectonics to ancient hot spot tectonics?Chemical Geology, 23
H. Genda, Y. Abe (2005)
Enhanced atmospheric loss on protoplanets at the giant impact phase in the presence of oceansNature, 433
L. Elkins‐Tanton (2008)
Linked magma ocean solidification and atmospheric growth for Earth and MarsEarth and Planetary Science Letters, 271
L. Elkins‐Tanton, E. Parmentier, P. Hess (2007)
THE EFFECTS OF MAGMA OCEAN DEPTH AND INITIAL COMPOSITION ON PLANETARY DIFFERENTIATION
J. Smith (1981)
The first 800 million years of Earth's historyPhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 301
D. Rubie, H. Melosh, J. Reid, C. Liebske, K. Righter (2003)
Mechanisms of metal-silicate equilibration in the terrestrial magma oceanEarth and Planetary Science Letters, 205
Y. Amelin (1998)
Geochronology of the Jack Hills detrital zircons by precise U–Pb isotope dilution analysis of crystal fragmentsChemical Geology, 146
A. Cavosie, J. Valley, S. Wilde (2006)
Correlated microanalysis of zircon: Trace element, δ18O, and U–Th–Pb isotopic constraints on the igneous origin of complex >3900 Ma detrital grainsGeochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 70
J. Crowley, J. Myers, P. Sylvester, R. Cox (2005)
Detrital Zircon from the Jack Hills and Mount Narryer, Western Australia: Evidence for Diverse >4.0 Ga Source RocksThe Journal of Geology, 113
J. Blichert‐Toft, F. Albarède (2008)
Hafnium isotopes in Jack Hills zircons and the formation of the Hadean crustEarth and Planetary Science Letters, 265
A. Nutman (2006)
Comment on "Zircon Thermometer Reveals Minimum Melting Conditions on Earliest Earth" IIScience, 311
G. Davies (2002)
Stirring geochemistry in mantle convection models with stiff plates and slabsGeochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 66
P. Morgan (1985)
Crustal radiogenic heat production and the selective survival of ancient continental crustJournal of Geophysical Research, 90
T. Harrison, A. Schmitt, M. McCulloch, O. Lovera (2008)
Early (≥ 4.5 Ga) formation of terrestrial crust: Lu–Hf, δ18O, and Ti thermometry results for Hadean zirconsEarth and Planetary Science Letters, 268
S. Wilde, J. Valley, W. Peck, C. Graham (2001)
Evidence from detrital zircons for the existence of continental crust and oceans on the Earth 4.4 Gyr agoNature, 409
D. Froude, T. Ireland, P. Kinny, I. Williams, W. Compston, I. Williams, J. Myers (1983)
Ion microprobe identification of 4,100–4,200 Myr-old terrestrial zirconsNature, 304
S. McLennan, S. Taylor (1982)
Geochemical Constraints on the Growth of the Continental CrustThe Journal of Geology, 90
H. Rollinson (2007)
When did plate tectonics begin?Geology Today, 23
R. Armstrong (1968)
A model for the evolution of strontium and lead isotopes in a dynamic EarthReviews of Geophysics, 6
G. Caro, B. Bourdon, B. Wood, A. Corgne (2005)
Trace-element fractionation in Hadean mantle generated by melt segregation from a magma oceanNature, 436
D. Nelson, B. Robinson, J. Myers (2000)
Complex geological histories extending for ≥4.0 Ga deciphered from xenocryst zircon microstructuresEarth and Planetary Science Letters, 181
G. Caro, V. Bennett, B. Bourdon, T. Harrison, A. Quadt, S. Mojzsis, J. Harris (2008)
Application of precise 142Nd/144Nd analysis of small samples to inclusions in diamonds (Finsch, South Africa) and Hadean Zircons (Jack Hills, Western Australia)Chemical Geology, 247
H. Taylor, S. Sheppard (1986)
Igneous rocks; I, Processes of isotopic fractionation and isotope systematicsReviews in Mineralogy & Geochemistry, 16
D. Shaw (1972)
Development of the Early Continental Crust. Part 1. Use of Trace Element Distribution Coefficient Models for the Protoarchean CrustCanadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 9
S. Taylor (1982)
Planetary science: A lunar perspective
Y. Amelin (2004)
Sm–Nd systematics of zirconChemical Geology, 211
P. Eriksson (1999)
Sea level changes and the continental freeboard concept: general principles and application to the PrecambrianPrecambrian Research, 97
R. Maas, M. McCulloch (1991)
The provenance of Archean clastic metasediments in the Narryer Gneiss Complex, Western Australia: Trace element geochemistry, Nd isotopes, and U-Pb ages for detrital zirconsGeochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 55
P. Patchett, W. White, H. Feldmann, S. Kielinczuk, A. Hofmann (1984)
Hafnium/rare earth element fractionation in the sedimentary system and crustal recycling into the Earth's mantleEarth and Planetary Science Letters, 69
D. Trail, S. Mojzsis, T. Harrison, A. Schmitt, E. Watson, E. Young (2007)
Constraints on Hadean zircon protoliths from oxygen isotopes, Ti‐thermometry, and rare earth elementsGeochemistry, 8
A. Bouvier, J. Vervoort, P. Patchett (2008)
The Lu–Hf and Sm–Nd isotopic composition of CHUR: Constraints from unequilibrated chondrites and implications for the bulk composition of terrestrial planetsEarth and Planetary Science Letters, 273
R. Ewing, A. Meldrum, Luming Wang, W. Weber, L. Corrales (2003)
Radiation Effects in ZirconReviews in Mineralogy & Geochemistry, 53
K. Condie (2004)
Earth as an Evolving Planetary System
J. Korenaga (2003)
Energetics of mantle convection and the fate of fossil heatGeophysical Research Letters, 30
K. Condie (1993)
Chemical composition and evolution of the upper continental crust: Contrasting results from surface samples and shalesChemical Geology, 104
K. Condie (2000)
Episodic continental growth models: Afterthoughts and extensionsTectonophysics, 322
D. Taylor, K. McKeegan, T. Harrison (2009)
Lu–Hf zircon evidence for rapid lunar differentiationEarth and Planetary Science Letters, 279
J. Gilmour, I. Lyon, W. Johnston, G. Turner (1994)
RELAX: An ultrasensitive, resonance ionization mass spectrometer for xenonReview of Scientific Instruments, 65
N. Coltice, J. Schmalzl (2006)
Mixing times in the mantle of the early Earth derived from 2‐D and 3‐D numerical simulations of convectionGeophysical Research Letters, 33
K. Pahlevan, D. Stevenson (2007)
Equilibration in the aftermath of the lunar-forming giant impactEarth and Planetary Science Letters, 262
G. Turner, A. Busfield, S. Crowther, M. Harrison, S. Mojzsis, J. Gilmour (2007)
Pu–Xe, U–Xe, U–Pb chronology and isotope systematics of ancient zircons from Western AustraliaEarth and Planetary Science Letters, 261
Annie Kersting, D. Efurd, D. Finnegan, D. Rokop, D. Smith, J. Thompson (1999)
Migration of plutonium in ground water at the Nevada Test SiteNature, 397
M. Ghiorso, R. Sack (1995)
Chemical mass transfer in magmatic processes IV. A revised and internally consistent thermodynamic model for the interpolation and extrapolation of liquid-solid equilibria in magmatic systems at elevated temperatures and pressuresContributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 119
D. Cherniak, E. Watson (2001)
Pb diffusion in zirconChemical Geology, 172
C. Spaggiari, R. Pidgeon, S. Wilde (2007)
The Jack Hills greenstone belt, Western AustraliaPart 2: Lithological relationships and implications for the deposition of ≥4.0Ga detrital zirconsPrecambrian Research, 155
M. McCulloch, V. Bennett (1993)
Evolution of the early Earth: Constraints from 143Nd142Nd isotopic systematicsLithos, 30
Richard Armstrong (1981)
Radiogenic isotopes: the case for crustal recycling on a near-steady-state no-continental-growth EarthPhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 301
D. Turcotte, G. Schubert (1982)
Geodynamics : applications of continuum physics to geological problems
S. Mojzsis, S. Mojzsis, T. Harrison, R. Pidgeon (2001)
Oxygen-isotope evidence from ancient zircons for liquid water at the Earth's surface 4,300 Myr agoNature, 409
P. Hoskin, U. Schaltegger (2003)
The Composition of Zircon and Igneous and Metamorphic PetrogenesisReviews in Mineralogy & Geochemistry, 53
J. Veizer, J. Veizer, F. Mackenzie (1971)
Evolution of sedimentary rocks
E. Watson (2007)
Acceptance of the 2005 V. M. Goldschmidt AwardGeochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 71
Y. Amelin, Der-Chuen Lee, A. Halliday, R. Pidgeon (1999)
Nature of the Earth's earliest crust from hafnium isotopes in single detrital zirconsNature, 399
U. Schärer, Claude Alègre (1985)
Determination of the age of the Australian continent by single-grain zircon analysis of Mt Narryer metaquartziteNature, 315
(2007)
Formation of oceanic zircons
G. Brown (1979)
The Changing Pattern of Batholith Emplacement during Earth History
R. Lambert (1981)
Chapter 18 Earth Tectonics and Thermal History: Review And a Hot-Spot Model for the ArchaeanDevelopments in Precambrian Geology, 4
(1951)
Geologic history of seawater , an attempt to state the problem
B. Giletti, Timothy Shanahan (1997)
Alkali diffusion in plagioclase feldsparChemical Geology, 139
A. Halliday (2008)
Earth viewed from a late Moon, 72
Y. Asahara, E. Ohtani (2001)
Melting relations of the hydrous primitive mantle in the CMAS–H2O system at high pressures and temperatures, and implications for generation of komatiitesPhysics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 125
T. Harrison, A. Schmitt (2007)
High sensitivity mapping of Ti distributions in Hadean zirconsEarth and Planetary Science Letters, 261
P. Vannucchi, C. Ranero, S. Galeotti, S. Straub, D. Scholl, Kristin McDougall‐Ried (2003)
Fast rates of subduction erosion along the Costa Rica Pacific margin: Implications for nonsteady rates of crustal recycling at subduction zonesJournal of Geophysical Research, 108
U. Wiechert, A. Halliday, Der-Chuen Lee, G. Snyder, L. Taylor, D. Rumble (2001)
Oxygen Isotopes and the Moon-Forming Giant ImpactScience, 294
A. Cavosie, S. Wilde, Dunyi Liu, P. Weiblen, J. Valley (2004)
Internal zoning and U–Th–Pb chemistry of Jack Hills detrital zircons: a mineral record of early Archean to Mesoproterozoic (4348–1576 Ma) magmatismPrecambrian Research, 135
D. McKenzie, M. Bickle (1988)
The Volume and Composition of Melt Generated by Extension of the LithosphereJournal of Petrology, 29
(1996)
Evidence for life on Earth by 3800 Myr
H. Rollinson (2008)
Ophiolitic trondhjemites: a possible analogue for Hadean felsic 'crust'Terra Nova, 20
S. Moorbath (1975)
Evolution of Precambrian crust from strontium isotopic evidenceNature, 254
(2007)
Formation of 4 . 5 Ga continental crust
A. Engel (1963)
Geologic Evolution of North AmericaScience, 140
P. Sylvester, I. Campbell, D. Bowyer (1997)
Niobium/Uranium Evidence for Early Formation of the Continental CrustScience, 275
D. Green, I. Nicholls, M. Viljoen, R. Viljoen (1975)
Experimental Demonstration of the Existence of Peridotitic Liquids in Earliest Archean MagmatismGeology, 3
(1976)
Age and isotope constraints for the evolution of Archean crust the Earth
S. Jacobsen (2005)
THE Hf-W ISOTOPIC SYSTEM AND THE ORIGIN OF THE EARTH AND MOONAnnual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 33
A. Hofmann, K. Jochum, M. Seufert, W. White (1986)
Nb and Pb in oceanic basalts: new constraints on mantle evolutionEarth and Planetary Science Letters, 79
J. Valley, P. Kinny, D. Schulze, M. Spicuzza (1998)
Zircon megacrysts from kimberlite: oxygen isotope variability among mantle meltsContributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 133
E. Watson, D. Cherniak (1997)
OXYGEN DIFFUSION IN ZIRCONEarth and Planetary Science Letters, 148
(2007)
Constraints on Hadean zircon protoliths from oxygen isotopes , REEs and Ti - thermometry
A. Krot, Y. Amelin, P. Cassen, A. Meibom (2005)
Young chondrules in CB chondrites from a giant impact in the early Solar SystemNature, 436
D. Cherniak, E. Watson (2003)
Diffusion in ZirconReviews in Mineralogy & Geochemistry, 53
J. Valley, A. Cavosie, B. Fu, W. Peck, S. Wilde (2006)
Comment on "Heterogeneous Hadean Hafnium: Evidence of Continental Crust at 4.4 to 4.5 Ga"Science, 312
A. Yin, T. Harrison (2000)
Geologic Evolution of the Himalayan-Tibetan OrogenAnnual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 28
D. DePaolo (1983)
The mean life of continents: Estimates of continent recycling rates from Nd and Hf isotopic data and implications for mantle structureGeophysical Research Letters, 10
P. Hurley, J. Rand (1969)
Pre-drift continental nuclei.Science, 164 3885
(2003)
Distribution , concentration , and isotope ratios of uranium and plutonium in a nuclear test cavity and collapse chimney
J. Dewey, B. Windley (1981)
Growth and differentiation of the continental crustPhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 301
T. Iizuka, K. Horie, T. Komiya, S. Maruyama, T. Hirata, H. Hidaka, B. Windley (2006)
4.2 Ga zircon xenocryst in an Acasta gneiss from northwestern Canada : Evidence for early continental crustGeology, 34
D. Abbott, S. Hoffman (1984)
Archaean plate tectonics revisited 1. Heat flow, spreading rate, and the age of subducting oceanic lithosphere and their effects on the origin and evolution of continentsTectonics, 3
L. Coogan, R. Hinton (2006)
Do the trace element compositions of detrital zircons require Hadean continental crustGeology, 34
G. Davies (1992)
On the emergence of plate tectonicsGeology, 20
J. NEIL, B. Chappell (1977)
Oxygen and hydrogen isotope relations in the Berridale batholithJournal of the Geological Society, 133
H Htoon, M. 'connell, P. Cox, S. Doorn, P. Avouris, M. Hybertsen, M. Loy, P. Kim, V. Perebeinos, M. Sfeir, E. Watson, T. Harrison (2005)
Zircon Thermometer Reveals Minimum Melting Conditions on Earliest EarthScience, 308
C. Allègre, G. Manhès, C. Göpel (2008)
The major differentiation of the Earth at ∼ 4.45 GaEarth and Planetary Science Letters, 267
T. Harrison, T. Harrison, J. Blichert‐Toft, Wolfgang Müller, Wolfgang Müller, Framcis Albarede, Peter Holden, S. Mojzsis (2005)
Heterogeneous Hadean Hafnium: Evidence of Continental Crust at 4.4 to 4.5 GaScience, 310
W. Luth, R. Jahns, O. Tuttle (1964)
The granite system at pressures of 4 to 10 kilobarsJournal of Geophysical Research, 69
J. Veizer, S. Jansen (1979)
Basement and Sedimentary Recycling and Continental EvolutionThe Journal of Geology, 87
M. Boyet, R. Carlson (2006)
A new geochemical model for the Earth's mantle inferred from 146Sm–142Nd systematicsEarth and Planetary Science Letters, 250
J. Blichert‐Toft, N. Arndt (1999)
Hf isotope compositions of komatiitesEarth and Planetary Science Letters, 171
J. Chambers (2004)
Planetary accretion in the inner Solar SystemEarth and Planetary Science Letters, 223
A review of continental growth models leaves open the possibilities that Earth during the Hadean Eon (∼4.5–4.0 Ga) was characterized by massive early crust or essentially none at all. Without support from the rock record, our understanding of pre-Archean continental crust must largely come from investigating Hadean detrital zircons. We know that these ancient zircons yield relatively low crystallization temperatures and some are enriched in heavy oxygen, contain inclusions similar to modern crustal processes, and show evidence of silicate differentiation at ∼4.5 Ga. These observations are interpreted to reflect an early terrestrial hydrosphere, early felsic crust in which granitoids were produced and later weathered under high water activity conditions, and even the possible existence of plate boundary interactions—in strong contrast to the traditional view of an uninhabitable, hellish world. Possible scenarios are explored with a view to reconciling this growing but fragmentary record with our knowledge of conditions then extant in the inner solar system.
Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences – Annual Reviews
Published: May 30, 2009
Read and print from thousands of top scholarly journals.
Already have an account? Log in
Bookmark this article. You can see your Bookmarks on your DeepDyve Library.
To save an article, log in first, or sign up for a DeepDyve account if you don’t already have one.
Copy and paste the desired citation format or use the link below to download a file formatted for EndNote
Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
All DeepDyve websites use cookies to improve your online experience. They were placed on your computer when you launched this website. You can change your cookie settings through your browser.