3D printing the world: developing geophysical teaching materials and outreach packages by Koelemeijer, P, Winterbourne, J

“…The resulting globes provide a powerful way to explain the importance of plate tectonics in shaping a planet and linking surface features to deeper dynamic processes. …”

Mission to planet Earth: the first two billion years by Stüeken, EE, Som, SM, Claire, M, Rugheimer, S, Sherf, M, Sproß, L, Tosi, N, Ueno, Y, Lammer, H

“…Crucial aspects included: (1) the redox state and volatile content of Earth’s building blocks, which determined the longevity of the magma ocean and its ability to degas H2O and other greenhouse gases, in particular CO2, allowing the condensation of a water ocean; (2) the chemical properties of the resulting degassed mantle, including oxygen fugacity, which would have not only affected its physical properties and thus its ability to recycle volatiles and nutrients via plate tectonics, but also contributed to the timescale of atmospheric oxygenation; (3) the emergence of life, in particular the origin of autotrophy, biological N2 fixation, and oxygenic photosynthesis, which accelerated sluggish abiotic processes of transferring some volatiles back into the lithosphere; (4) strong stellar UV radiation on the early Earth, which may have eroded significant amounts of atmospheric volatiles, depending on atmospheric CO2/N2 ratios and thus impacted the redox state of the mantle as well as the timing of life’s origin; and (5) evidence of strong photochemical effects on Earth’s sulfur cycle, preserved in the form of mass-independent sulfur isotope fractionation, and potentially linked to fractionation in organic carbon isotopes. …”

Age, geochemistry, and origin of the mid-Proterozoic Häme mafic dyke swarm, southern Finland by Arto Luttinen, Elina Lehtonen, Katja Bohm, Tanja Lindholm, Ulf Söderlund, Johanna Salminen

“…We speculate that the origin of most of the relatively small mid-Proterozoic mafic dyke swarms, anorthosites, rapakivi granites, and associated rocks found across Nuna was similarly triggered by extensional plate tectonics and the convection of anomalous hot upper mantle below the supercontinent. …”
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The Proterozoic granitoids of Finland: Granite types, metallogeny and relation to crustal evolution by P.A. Nurmi, I. Haapala

“…The granitoids show I-type characteristics, Andino-type plate tectonics being the most viable mechanism to account for their genesis. …”
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Importance of initial buoyancy field on evolution of mantle thermal structure: Implications of surface boundary conditions by Petar Glišović, Alessandro M. Forte

“…As an approximation for the surface mechanical conditions before plate tectonics began to operate we employ the no-slip (rigid) boundary condition. …”
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Predicting Terrestrial Heat Flow in North China Using Multiple Geological and Geophysical Datasets Based on Machine Learning Method by Shan Xu, Chang Ni, Xiangyun Hu

“…By comparing the predicted heat flow map with the plate tectonics, the olivine-Mg#, and the hot spring distribution in North China, we found that the GBRT could obtain a reliable result under the constraint of geological and geophysical information in regions with scarce and unevenly distributed heat flow observations.…”
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Investigating Stress Transfer Between the Tuz Gölü Fault Zone and Hasan Dağ Volcano (Turkey) by Emily Hedger , Jo Gottsmann , Jo Gottsmann 

“…Faulting, magmatism and volcanism are intrinsically linked by plate tectonics. Fault slip imparts stress changes to the surrounding crust and other faults and fractures. …”
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Deducing Mineralogy of Serpentinized and Carbonated Ultramafic Rocks Using Physical Properties With Implications for Carbon Sequestration and Subduction Zone Dynamics by J. A. Cutts, K. Steinthorsdottir, C. Turvey, G. M. Dipple, R. J. Enkin, S. M. Peacock

“…Abstract Serpentinization of ultramafic rocks is fundamental to modern plate tectonics and for volatile (re‐)cycling into the mantle and magmatic arcs. …”
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The Late Jurassic–Palaeogene Carbonate Platforms in the Outer Western Carpathian Tethys—A Regional Overview by Justyna Kowal-Kasprzyk, Anna Waśkowska, Jan Golonka, Michał Krobicki, Petr Skupien, Tadeusz Słomka

“…These reconstructions were performed using the global models of plate tectonics. Several ridges covered by carbonate platforms developed in that area during the latest Jurassic–Palaeogene times. …”
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Subduction‐Induced Back‐Arc Extension Versus Far‐Field Stretching: Contrasting Modes for Continental Marginal Break‐Up by Shuting Yang, Zhong‐Hai Li, Bo Wan, Ling Chen, Boris J. P. Kaus

“…Abstract Continental break‐up is an ingredient of plate tectonics and the Wilson cycle. During the evolution of the Tethyan Realm since the Paleozoic, a series of ribbon‐like (micro‐)continents are split from the Gondwana and drifted northwards to the Eurasian continent. …”
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Seismic Wave Attenuation Characteristics from the Ground Motion Spectral Analysis around the Kanto Basin by Ying Zhou, Tianming Miao, Jian Yang, Xiuli Wang, Hongwei Wang, Wenzhong Zheng

“…In order to study the seismic wave attenuation characteristics of complex plate tectonics in and around the Kanto Basin, based on the focal mechanism and Slab1.0 model, the research area is divided into four regions. …”
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The role of continental lithospheric thermal structure in the evolution of orogenic systems: application to the Himalayan–Tibetan collision zone by M. Liu, D. Yang, R. Qi

“…<p>Continental collision is a crucial process in plate tectonics. However, in terms of the evolution and the controlling parameters of its lateral heterogeneity, our understanding of the tectonic complexities at such a convergent plate boundary remains largely unclear. …”
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Global patterns in Earth's dynamic topography since the Jurassic: the role of subducted slabs by M. Rubey, S. Brune, S. Brune, C. Heine, D. R. Davies, S. E. Williams, R. D. Müller

“…Our models provide a predictive quantitative framework linking mantle convection with plate tectonics and sedimentary basin evolution, thus improving our understanding of how subduction and mantle convection affect the spatio-temporal evolution of basin architecture.…”
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On the evolution of terrestrial planets: Bi-stability, stochastic effects, and the non-uniqueness of tectonic states by Matthew B. Weller, Adrian Lenardic

“…In recent years, there has been growing geodynamic and geochemical evidence that suggests that plate tectonics may not have operated on the early Earth, with both the timing of its onset and the length of its activity far from certain. …”
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Atmospheric carbon dioxide and the long-term control of the Earth's climate by J. H. Carver, I. M. Vardavas

“…During Mega-climate 2, evolutionary biological processes increased the surface weatherability in incremental steps and plate tectonics modulated the CO₂ outgassing rate with an estimated period of 150 Myear (approximately one-half the period for the formation and breakup of super continents). …”
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An updated floristic map of the world by Yunpeng Liu, Xiaoting Xu, Dimitar Dimitrov, Loic Pellissier, Michael K. Borregaard, Nawal Shrestha, Xiangyan Su, Ao Luo, Niklaus E. Zimmermann, Carsten Rahbek, Zhiheng Wang

“…Geographic isolation induced by plate tectonics dominates the formation of floristic realms, while current/historical climate has little contribution. …”
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Seafloor spreading of the third arm of the Afar triple junction: A review by Duke N. Nyangena, Athanas S. Macheyeki, Seetharamaiah Jagarlamudi

“…The study enhances understanding of plate tectonics, seismic hazards, volcanism and hydrocarbon systems in the Afar region.…”
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Development and evaluations of the broadband ocean bottom seismometer (Yardbird-BB OBS) in Taiwan by Ching-ren Lin, Yi-Chun Liao, Chau-chang Wang, Ban-Yuan Kuo, Hsin-Hung Chen, Jia-pu Jang, Po-chi Chen, Hsu-kuang Chang, Feng-Sheng Lin, Kun-Hui Chang

“…These high-quality recordings benefit research, aiding the study of plate tectonics, crustal age estimation, seafloor ambient noise determination, and earthquake location accuracy improvement. …”
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Metamorphic turnover at 2 Ga related to two-stage assembly of Columbia by Silvia Volante, Uwe Kirscher

“…Abstract Understanding the stabilization of cratons and how this is related to the onset of plate-tectonics is among the most important questions in geoscience. …”
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Upper Mantle Anisotropic Shear Velocity Structure at the Equatorial Mid‐Atlantic Ridge Constrained by Rayleigh Wave Group Velocity Analysis From the PI‐LAB Experiment by Utpal Saikia, Catherine Rychert, Nicholas Harmon, J. M. Kendall

“…Abstract The evolution of ocean lithosphere and asthenosphere are fundamental to plate tectonics, yet high resolution imaging is rare. …”
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