No water, no granites ‐ No oceans, no continents

Abstract

Water is essential for the formation of granite and granite, in turn, is essential for the formation of continents. Earth, the only inner planet with abundant water, is the only planet with granite and continents. The Moon and the other inner planets have little or no water and no granites or continents.

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GeologyPlanetEarth scienceAstrobiologyGeochemistryEarth (classical element)

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Year: 1983
Type: article
Volume: 10
Issue: 11
Pages: 1061-1064
Citations: 357
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                                    I. H. Campbell, 
                                
                                    S. R. Taylor
                                
                            (1983). 
                            No water, no granites ‐ No oceans, no continents. 
                            Geophysical Research Letters
                            , 10
                            (11)
                            , 1061-1064.
                            https://doi.org/10.1029/gl010i011p01061

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DOI: 10.1029/gl010i011p01061