Composition of the Canadian Precambrian shield and the continental crust of the earth
- 1 January 1986
- journal article
- Published by Geological Society of London in Geological Society, London, Special Publications
- Vol. 24 (1) , 275-282
- https://doi.org/10.1144/gsl.sp.1986.024.01.24
Abstract
Following a summary of the pre-Archaean history of the earth’s crust, the present compositions of the upper and lower continental crust are appraised.Keywords
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