Title: How Does the Continental Crust Get Really Hot?
Abstract: Research Article| August 01, 2011 How Does the Continental Crust Get Really Hot? Chris Clark; Chris Clark 1The Institute for Geoscience Research (TIGeR), Department of Applied Geology, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987 Perth WA 6845, Australia E-mail: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Ian C. W. Fitzsimons; Ian C. W. Fitzsimons 1The Institute for Geoscience Research (TIGeR), Department of Applied Geology, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987 Perth WA 6845, Australia E-mail: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar David Healy; David Healy 2School of Geosciences, King's College, University of Aberdeen Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, UK Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Simon L. Harley Simon L. Harley 3Grant Institute of Earth Science, The University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, EH9 3JW, UK Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Elements (2011) 7 (4): 235–240. https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.7.4.235 Article history first online: 13 Jul 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Chris Clark, Ian C. W. Fitzsimons, David Healy, Simon L. Harley; How Does the Continental Crust Get Really Hot?. Elements 2011;; 7 (4): 235–240. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.7.4.235 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyElements Search Advanced Search Abstract There is widespread evidence that ultrahigh temperatures of 900–1000 °C have been generated in the Earth's crust repeatedly in time and space. These temperatures were associated with thickened crust in collisional mountain belts and the production of large volumes of magma. Numerical modelling indicates that a long-lived mountain plateau with high internal concentrations of heat-producing elements and low erosion rates is the most likely setting for such extreme conditions. Preferential thickening of already-hot back-arc basins and mechanical heating by deformation in ductile shear zones might also contribute to elevated temperatures. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-07-25
Language: en
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