Review of the Isua supracrustal belt area (Greenland) Eoarchean geology from integrated 1:20,000 scale maps, field observations and laboratory data: Constraints on early geodynamics

2022/08/09 by Allen P. Nutman, C. R. L. Friend, Clark R.L. Friend +4
Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Geological Studies and Exploration #Geological and Geochemical Analysis #High-pressure geophysics and materials

paper · doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2022.106785

openalex publication_date 2022/08/09 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29

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