Granites and the Nature of the Variscan Crust
The orogenic crust of the European Variscan belt is granite-rich and only locally has a mafic lower layer. The core of the belt originated by massive melting of, Read more.
At the Dawn of Continents: Archean Tonalite-Trondhjemite- Granodiorite Suites
Archean rocks of the tonalite-trondhjemite-granodiorite (TTG) suite are dominant constituents of Earth’s earliest preserved silicic crust, while conversely rare, Read more.