Potassic, high-silica Hadean crust

Boehnke, Patrick; Bell, Elizabeth A.; Stephan, Thomas; Trappitsch, Reto; Keller, C. Brenhin; Pardo, Olivia S.; Davis, Andrew M.; Harrison, T. Mark; Pellin, Michael J.

doi:10.1073/pnas.1720880115

Potassic, high-silica Hadean crust

Journal Article · Fri May 04 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1720880115· OSTI ID:1491658

^[1]; Bell, Elizabeth A. ^[2]; Stephan, Thomas ^[1]; Trappitsch, Reto ^[1]; ^[3]; Pardo, Olivia S. ^[1]; Davis, Andrew M. ^[1]; Harrison, T. Mark ^[2]; Pellin, Michael J. ^[4]

Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States)
Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
Berkeley Geochronology Center, CA (United States)
Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

We report that understanding Hadean (>4 Ga) Earth requires knowledge of its crust. The composition of the crust and volatiles migrating through it directly influence the makeup of the atmosphere, the composition of seawater, and nutrient availability. Despite its importance, there is little known and less agreed upon regarding the nature of the Hadean crust. By analyzing the ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratio of apatite inclusions in Archean zircons from Nuvvuagittuq, Canada, we show that its protolith had formed a high (>1) Rb/Sr ratio reservoir by at least 4.2 Ga. In conclusion, this result implies that the early crust had a broad range of igneous rocks, extending from mafic to highly silicic compositions.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1491658

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1571485
OSTI ID: 1461888

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL--723544; 871768

Journal Information:: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Journal Name: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Journal Issue: 25 Vol. 115; ISSN 0027-8424

Publisher:: National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC (United States)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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