Insights into early continental crust formation from the most ancient heart of Scotland
from both lithologies implies a Hadean to early Archaean (c. 4.1-3.9 Ga) depleted mantle source variably modified by low-temperature surface-derived fluids and/or incorporation of Hadean continental crust. We argue that the hornblendites represent vestiges of a hydrated (proto)crust that contributed to the growth of the earliest Archaean continental nuclei.
Authors
- Axel Gerdes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3823-2125)
- Tim Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8704-4396)
- Annika Dziggel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9038-5180)
- Maria Rosa Scicchitano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1524-1184)
- Jonas Kaempf
- Christopher L. Kirkland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3367-8961)
- Silvia Volante (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8807-4087)
- Anne‐Sophie Bouvier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5202-603X)
- Vitor R. Barrote (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7442-9748)
- Sampriti Basak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4556-2149)
- M. García (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0212-9778)
- Lorenzo Tavazzani
Institutions
- Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Curtin University (AU)
- Paul Scherrer Institute (CH)
- ETH Zurich (CH)
- Geological Institute (RU)
- GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences (DE)
- Ruhr University Bochum (DE)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nature Communications
- Published
- 2026-04-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-72076-6
- Primary Topic
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft