| Literature DB >> 18818357 |
Jonathan O'Neil1, Richard W Carlson, Don Francis, Ross K Stevenson.
Abstract
Neodymium-142 data for rocks from the Nuvvuagittuq greenstone belt in northern Quebec, Canada, show that some rock types have lower 142Nd/144Nd ratios than the terrestrial standard (epsilon142Nd = -0.07 to -0.15). Within a mafic amphibolite unit, 142Nd/144Nd ratios correlate positively with Sm/Nd ratios and produce a 146Sm-142Nd isochron with an age of 4280(-81)(+53) million years. These rocks thus sample incompatible-element-enriched material formed shortly after Earth formation and may represent the oldest preserved crustal section on Earth.Year: 2008 PMID: 18818357 DOI: 10.1126/science.1161925
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728