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Mixing calculations illustrate the possible effects of bulk assimilation of continental crust.
The derivation from or contamination with crustal material explains the observed similarity of the multi-element patterns to typical upper continental crust.
It is therefore likely that generation of the widespread intermediate-silicic magmas represents an early stage in the formation of continental crust.
This finding has important implications for the growth of the continental crust.
The larger modelled upper continental crust component is also consistent with the relative abundance of detrital mica of possible extra-basinal origin.
This is in agreement with return to more mafic detritus and the proposed increased upper continental crust contribution, together at the expense of felsic detritus.
Inevitably then, over the course of time, the volume of continental crust builds up.
The origin and accretionary history of the continental crust has long been debated by earth scientists.
Unshaded areas enclosed by solid lines are submerged continental crust.
One of these sources must be in the mantle and the other(s) in the continental crust.
The data confirm the interpretation of partial melting of, or considerable contamination by, old continental crust during magma generation and evolution.
This controls the way the continental crust responds to plate collision, earthquakes and aseismic slip in subduction zones, and mantle convection.
The partial melting conditions are similar to those assumed when basaltic continental crust partially melts to form active margin batholiths.
Cooling and contamination of mafic and ultramafic magmas during ascent through continental crust.
The crustal component could be provided by partial melting at the base of continental crust or by contamination of more mafic magma with crustal material.
