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1. Crustal Assembly

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   Crustal Assembly refers to the complex, multistage processes by which the earliest terrestrial lithosphere accreted, stabilized, and evolved into mature continental platforms. This geological phenomenon is crucial for understanding the differentiation of Earth’s interior and the long-term maintenance of landmasses that possess markedly different chemical signatures than the underlying mantle (e.g., the high silica content of felsic rocks). While [accre…