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dc.contributor.authorGamal El Dien, Hamed
dc.contributor.authorLi, Zheng-Xiang
dc.contributor.authorAbu Anbar, Mohamed
dc.contributor.authorDoucet, Luc S
dc.contributor.authorMurphy, J Brendan
dc.contributor.authorEvans, Noreen J
dc.contributor.authorXia, Xiao-Ping
dc.contributor.authorLi, Jiangyu
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-06T01:25:12Z
dc.date.available2021-10-06T01:25:12Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationGamal El Dien, H. and Li, Z.-X. and Abu Anbar, M. and Doucet, L.S. and Murphy, J.B. and Evans, N.J. and Xia, X.-P. et al. 2021. The largest plagiogranite on Earth formed by re- melting of juvenile proto-continental crust. Communications Earth & Environment. 2: Article No 138.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/85925
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s43247-021-00205-8
dc.description.abstract

The growth of continental crust through melt extraction from the mantle is a critical component of the chemical evolution of the Earth and the development of plate tectonics. However, the mechanisms involved remain debated. Here, we conduct petrological and geochemical analyses on a large (up to 5000 km2) granitoid body in the Arabian-Nubian shield near El-Shadli, Egypt. We identify these rocks as the largest known plagiogranitic complex on Earth, which shares characteristics such as low potassium, high sodium and flat rare earth element chondrite-normalized patterns with spatially associated gabbroic rocks. The hafnium isotopic compositions of zircon indicate a juvenile source for the magma. However, low zircon δ18O values suggest interaction with hydrothermal fluids. We propose that the El-Shadli plagiogranites were produced by extensive partial melting of juvenile, previously accreted oceanic crust and that this previously overlooked mechanism for the formation of plagiogranite is also responsible for the transformation of juvenile crust into a chemically stratified continental crust.

dc.relation.sponsoredbyhttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FL150100133
dc.relation.sponsoredbyhttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LE150100013
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.titleThe largest plagiogranite on Earth formed by re- melting of juvenile proto-continental crust
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.titleCommunications Earth & Environment
dc.date.updated2021-10-06T01:25:12Z
curtin.departmentSchool of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS)
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyFaculty of Science and Engineering
curtin.contributor.orcidGamal El Dien, Hamed [0000-0003-3656-1240]
curtin.contributor.orcidLi, Zheng-Xiang [0000-0003-4350-5976]
curtin.contributor.orcidMurphy, J Brendan [0000-0003-2269-1976]
curtin.contributor.orcidEvans, Noreen J [0000-0002-7615-8328]
curtin.contributor.researcheridLi, Zheng-Xiang [B-8827-2008]
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridLi, Zheng-Xiang [57192954386] [57198889498] [7409074764]


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