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Proposal for a continent ‘Itsaqia’ amalgamated at 3.66 Ga and rifted apart from 3.53 Ga: Initiation of a Wilson Cycle near the start of the rock record

Allen P. Nutman, Vickie C. Bennett and Clark R.L. Friend
American Journal of Science June 2015, 315 (6) 509-536; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2475/06.2015.01

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Proposal for a continent ‘Itsaqia’ amalgamated at 3.66 Ga and rifted apart from 3.53 Ga: Initiation of a Wilson Cycle near the start of the rock record
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