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Statistical geochemistry reveals disruption in secular lithospheric evolution about 2.5 Gyr ago

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  • C. Brenhin Keller

    (Princeton University)

  • Blair Schoene

    (Princeton University)

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Statistical sampling of a large geochemical database reveals a pervasive discontinuity about 2.5 billion years ago, indicating marked changes in mantle and deep-crustal melting, and providing a link between deep Earth processes and the rise of atmospheric oxygen on the Earth.

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  • C. Brenhin Keller & Blair Schoene, 2012. "Statistical geochemistry reveals disruption in secular lithospheric evolution about 2.5 Gyr ago," Nature, Nature, vol. 485(7399), pages 490-493, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:485:y:2012:i:7399:d:10.1038_nature11024
    DOI: 10.1038/nature11024
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