Making a Crust

@article{Michael2009MakingAC,
  title={Making a Crust},
  author={P. Michael and M. Cheadle},
  journal={Science},
  year={2009},
  volume={323},
  pages={1017 - 1018}
}
Dating zircons from the mid-Atlantic ridge provides clues about how the oceanic crust is formed. 
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On the occurrence, trace element geochemistry, and crystallization history of zircon from in situ ocean lithosphere
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Dissolution-reprecipitation of igneous zircon in mid-ocean ridge gabbro, Atlantis Bank, Southwest Indian Ridge
Abstract Zircons recovered from oceanic gabbro exposed on Atlantis Bank, Southwest Indian Ridge, typically display oscillatory and sector zoning consistent with igneous crystallization from mafic… Expand
Petrogenesis of a composite dike system in the Wadi Rimthi area, South Sinai, Egypt
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  • Geology
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Significance of assimilation and fractional crystallization (AFC) process in the generation of basaltic lava flows from Chhotaudepur area, Deccan Large Igneous Province, NW India
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High-precision uranium-lead dating of zircons in gabbros from the Vema Fracture Zone on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge reveals that the crust there grew in a highly regular pattern characterized by shallow melt delivery, suggesting that two distinct modes of crustal accretion occur along slow-spreading ridges. Expand
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