Changing of the plates | Nature Geoscience

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The composition of Earth's crust depends on the style of plate tectonics and of the melting regimes in the mantle. Analyses of the oldest identified rocks suggest that these styles and


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* Bennett, V. C., Brandon, A. D. & Nutman, A. P. _Science_ 318, 1907–1910 (2007). Article  Google Scholar  Download references AUTHOR INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * Alan Brandon


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of the plates. _Nature Geosci_ 9, 731–732 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2800 Download citation * Published: 19 September 2016 * Issue Date: October 2016 * DOI:


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