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Metamorphic myth

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Clear evidence for subduction-induced metamorphism, and thus the operation of plate tectonics on the ancient Earth has been lacking. Theoretical calculations indicate that we may have been looking for something that cannot exist.

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Figure 1: Schematic illustration of blueschist formation and exhumation.

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  1. Jun Korenaga is in the Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, PO Box 208109, Connecticut 06520-8109, USA.,

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Korenaga, J. Metamorphic myth. Nature Geosci 9, 9–10 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2615

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