Speculations on the mechanisms for the formation and breakup of supercontinents
The supercontinent cycle has had a profound effect on the Earth's evolution since the Late Archean but our understanding of the forces responsible for its operation remains elusive. Supercontinents appear to form by two end-member processes: extroversion, in which the oceanic lithosphere surrou...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2013-03-01
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| Series: | Geoscience Frontiers |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S167498711200103X |