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A Hadean to Paleoarchean geodynamo recorded by single zircon crystals
Abstract
Unlocking Earth's ancient magnetic past: The magnetic field protects Earth's surface from deadly cosmic radiation and provides clues about the planet's interior. Tarduno et al. found that some of the oldest minerals on Earth, Jack Hills zircons, preserved a record of a magnetic field over 4 billion years ago (see the Perspective by Aubert). Earth's magnetic field appears to have been fully operational a mere few hundred million years after the planet formed. This suggests an early start for plate tectonics and an ancient cosmic radiation shield that was important for habitability Science , this issue p. 521 ; see also p.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Tarduno, J. A., Cottrell, R. D., Davis, W. J., Nimmo, F., & Bono, R. K.
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 2015-07-31
- Volume
- 349
- Issue
- 6247
- Pages
- 521-524
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W1541988658
- Cited by
- 269
- References
- 42
- FWCI
- 12.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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