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Mafic Archean continental crust prohibited exhumation of orogenic UHP eclogite

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The absence of ultrahigh pressure (UHP) orogenic eclogite in the geological record older than c. 0.6 Ga is problematic for evidence of subduction having begun on Earth during the Archean (4.0–2.5 Ga). Many eclogites in Phanerozoic and Proterozoic terranes occur as mafic boudins encased within low-density felsic crust, which provides positive buoyancy during subduction; however, recent geochemical proxy analysis shows that Archean continental crust was more mafic than previously thought, havin...

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10.1016/j.gsf.2021.101225

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Institution:
University of Oxford
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MPLS
Department:
Earth Sciences
Oxford college:
St Cross College
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Author
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0000-0002-6959-0462
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0000-0001-8912-2730
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Earth Sciences
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Author
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0000-0002-6998-236X
Publisher:
Elsevier Publisher's website
Journal:
Geoscience Frontiers Journal website
Volume:
12
Issue:
5
Article number:
101225
Publication date:
2021-05-09
Acceptance date:
2021-05-07
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1674-9871
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English
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1169798
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pubs:1169798
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2022-06-01

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