The boring billion? – Lid tectonics, continental growth and environmental change associated with the Columbia supercontinent
The evolution of Earth's biosphere, atmosphere and hydrosphere is tied to the formation of continental crust and its subsequent movements on tectonic plates. The supercontinent cycle posits that the continental crust is periodically amalgamated into a single landmass, subsequently breaking up a...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2013-11-01
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| Series: | Geoscience Frontiers |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987113000807 |
