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A link between large mantle melting events and continent growth seen in osmium isotopes (2007)
Journal Article
Pearson, D., Parman, S., & Nowell, G. (2007). A link between large mantle melting events and continent growth seen in osmium isotopes. Nature, 449(7159), 202-205. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature06122

Although Earth's continental crust is thought to have been derived from the mantle, the timing and mode of crust formation have proven to be elusive issues. The area of preserved crust diminishes markedly with age, and this can be interpreted as bein... Read More about A link between large mantle melting events and continent growth seen in osmium isotopes.

Highly siderophile element constraints on the accretion and differentiation of the Earth-Moon system (2007)
Journal Article
Day, J., Pearson, D., & Taylor, L. (2007). Highly siderophile element constraints on the accretion and differentiation of the Earth-Moon system. Science, 315(5809), 217-219. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1133355

A new combined rhenium-osmium– and platinum-group element data set for basalts from the Moon establishes that the basalts have uniformly low abundances of highly siderophile elements. The data set indicates a lunar mantle with long-term, chondritic,... Read More about Highly siderophile element constraints on the accretion and differentiation of the Earth-Moon system.