The role of C-O-H-F-Cl fluids in the making of Earth’s continental roots

Abstract The cratonic ‘roots’ of Earth’s major continents extend to depths of over 160 km and have remained stable for more than 2.5 billion years due to buoyant, refractory harzburgites formed by Archean mantle melting. However, mantle harzburgites from some global cratons (e.g., Kaapvaal, Siberia,...

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Main Authors: S. A. Gibson, C. J. Jackson, J. C. Crosby, J. A. F. Day
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-62888-3
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