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Constraints on continental accretion from sedimentationHeat loss in the ancient Earth was discussed assuming that classical sea floor spreading was the only mechanism. This may be expressed as faster spreading or longer total ridge length. These have important implications as to the size and number of cratonic plates in the distant past, the degree to which they are flooded, the kinds of sediments and volcanics that would be expected, and the amount of recycling of continental material taking place. The higher proportion of marine sedimentary rocks and oceanic volcanics in the Archean, and the relative paucity of evaporites and continental volcanics may in part be due to smaller cratonic blocks. A model was developed of the percentage of continental flooding which utilizes round continents and a constant width of the zone of flooding. This model produces a reasonable good fit to the percentage of flooding on the present day continents.
Document ID
19880020818
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Abbott, Dallas
(Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory Palisades, NY, United States)
Date Acquired
September 5, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1988
Publication Information
Publication: Lunar and Planetary Inst., Workshop on the Growth of Continental Crust
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
88N30202
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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