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Earth’s first stable continents did not form by subduction

2017406 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Tim Johnson · Curtin University

Michael Brown · University of Maryland, College Park

Nicholas J. Gardiner · Curtin University

Christopher L. Kirkland · Curtin University

R.H. Smithies · Geological Survey of Western Australia

Topics & Keywords

Geological and Geochemical Analysis High-pressure geophysics and materials earthquake and tectonic studies

Publication Details

Published in: Nature

Volume 543, Issue 7644, pp. 239-242

DOI: 10.1038/nature21383

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 35.83

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