Accepted Manuscript Processes of Crust Formation in the Early Earth Imaged through Hf isotopes from the East Pilbara Terrane Nicholas J. Gardiner, Arthur H. Hickman, Christopher L. Kirkland, Yongjun Lu, Tim Johnson, Jian-Xin Zhao PII: S0301-9268(16)30579-4 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2017.05.004 Reference: PRECAM 4764 To appear in: Precambrian Research Received Date: 22 December 2016 Revised Date: 2 May 2017 Accepted Date: 21 May 2017 Please cite this article as: N.J. Gardiner, A.H. Hickman, C.L. Kirkland, Y. Lu, T. Johnson, J-X. Zhao, Processes of Crust Formation in the Early Earth Imaged through Hf isotopes from the East Pilbara Terrane, Precambrian Research (2017), doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2017.05.004 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.