Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
6443664 Gondwana Research 2013 7 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Cores to > 3.9 Ga zircon xenocrysts have Hf model ages extending back to 4.45 Ga. ► These provide the second known example of earliest generation of crust on Earth. ► Zircon rim ages of ~ 3.7 Ga attest to ancient reworking of Hadean source rocks.
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