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Geological process

Geochemical differentiation

The cumulative effect of partitioning across Earth history: the separation of a once more uniform body into reservoirs of contrasting composition.

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InferredRepeated partitioning across Earth history builds compositionally distinct reservoirs.

Earth is chemically heterogeneous because partitioning has operated repeatedly across its history: each episode of melting, crystallisation and fluid transport moves elements between phases, and the differences accumulate into reservoirs of contrasting composition.

  • method: Combines the partitioning mechanism with the layered outcome recorded in the Phase 1 interior canon.

Evidence support: Supported by the cited evidence 3 sources, multiple sources, independence unknown

Evidence: Blundy 1994 Peer-reviewed; Kious 1996 Primary authority; U.S. Geological Survey n.d. Primary authority

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Record last updated 2026-09-06. Corrections follow the published corrections policy; superseded claims are retained, never silently edited.