The Eocene corundum-bearing rocks in the Gangdese arc, south Tibet: Implications for tectonic evolution of the Himalayan orogen by Zeming Zhang, Huixia Ding, Xin Dong, Zuolin Tian, Hongchen Mu, Mengmei Li, Shengkai Qin, Zhixiang Niu, Ning Zhang

“…The Liangguo corundum deposit, together with metamorphic corundum deposits in Central and Southeast Asia, were related to the Cenozoic Himalayan orogeny, and therefore are plate tectonic indicators. Keywords: Corundum deposit, Gangdese magmatic arc, Metasomatism, Gabbro, Himalayan orogen…”
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Neogene Development of the Terror Rift, Western Ross Sea, Antarctica by C. Sauli, C. Sorlien, M. Busetti, L. De Santis, R. Geletti, N. Wardell, B. P. Luyendyk

“…Despite the growth of the Terror Rift basin, the extension after 21 Ma was only ∼2–4 km across offshore mapped faults in the Terror Rift, and this minor extension agrees with a published plate tectonic study that suggests that the Terror Rift was a transtensional dextral transform boundary between 26 and 11 Ma. …”
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New Guinean orogenic dynamics and biota evolution revealed using a custom geospatial analysis pipeline by Emmanuel F. A. Toussaint, Lloyd T. White, Helena Shaverdo, Athena Lam, Suriani Surbakti, Rawati Panjaitan, Bob Sumoked, Thomas von Rintelen, Katayo Sagata, Michael Balke

“…Abstract Background The New Guinean archipelago has been shaped by millions of years of plate tectonic activity combined with long-term fluctuations in climate and sea level. …”
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Triassic to Cenozoic multi-stage intra-plate deformation focused near the Bogd Fault system, Gobi Altai, Mongolia by Douwe J.J. van Hinsbergen, Dickson Cunningham, Gijsbert B. Straathof, Morgan Ganerød, Bart W.H. Hendriks, Arjan H. Dijkstra

“…In this paper, we document field evidence to characterize and date the intra-plate tectonic history of the Gobi Altai region from the Triassic to the present. …”
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Tectonic Controls on Carbon and Serpentinite Storage in Subducted Upper Oceanic Lithosphere for the Past 320 Ma by Andrew S. Merdith, Suzanne E. Atkins, Suzanne E. Atkins, Michael G. Tetley

“…Flux estimates are calculated using a full-plate tectonic reconstruction to build a descriptive model of oceanic lithosphere at points along mid-ocean ridges. …”
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Slender salamanders (genus Batrachoseps) reveal Southern California to be a center for the diversification, persistence, and introduction of salamander lineages by Elizabeth L. Jockusch, Robert W. Hansen, Robert N. Fisher, David B. Wake

“…Background The southern California biodiversity hotspot has had a complex geological history, with both plate tectonic forces and sea level changes repeatedly reconfiguring the region, and likely driving both lineage splittings and extinctions. …”
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Transient Cenozoic tectonic stages in the southern margin of the Caribbean plate: U-Th/He thermochronological constraints from Eocene plutonic rocks in the Santa Marta massif and S... by A. CARDONA, V. VALENCIA, M. WEBER, J. DUQUE, C. MONTES, G. OJEDA, P. REINERS, K. DOMANIK, S. NICOLESCU, D. VILLAGÓMEZ

“…Temporal correlation with other Caribbean and Northern Andean events allows to resolve the regional Cenozoic plate tectonic reorganizations experienced by the South American, Caribbean and Pacific plates at a regional scale…”
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DEEP CRUSTAL STRUCTURE AND MODEL OF NEORCHAEAN EVOLUTION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN CRATON by M. V. Mints, T. B. Afonina

“…The Neoarchaean evolution of the North American craton represents the plate‐tectonic processes initiated by a super‐ plume. …”
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Episodic burial and exhumation in North-East Greenland before and after opening of the North-East Atlantic by Peter Japsen, Paul F. Green, Johan M. Bonow, Morten Bjerager, John R. Hopper

“…Younger episodes were controlled by plate-tectonic processes, possibly including dynamic support from the Iceland Plume. …”
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Analisis Seismisitas dan Energi Gempabumi diKawasan Jalur Sesar OpakOyo Yogyakarta by Nugroho Budi Wibowo, Juwita N S

“…THE ANALYSIS OF SEISMICITY AND EARTHQUAKE ENERGY IN OPAK-OYA FAULT AREA YOGYAKARTA Earthquake occurred in the Region of Yogyakarta were caused by fault activities on the surface, such as Opak-Oyo Fault, Dengkeng Fault and faults in the Menoreh Hills and plate tectonic activities in South of Java. Opak-Oyo Fault activity are reflected from epicenter distribution and earthquake energy. …”
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Analysis of Seismic Deformation from Global Three-Decade GNSS Displacements: Implications for a Three-Dimensional Earth GNSS Velocity Field by Yingying Ren, Lizhen Lian, Jiexian Wang

“…This not only helps interpret plate tectonic motion, establish and maintain a Dynamic Terrestrial Reference Frame (DTRF) but also contributes to better investigating geodynamic processes. …”
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Identification and evolution of tectonic units in the Philippine Sea Plate by Tian-yu Zhang, Pan-feng Li, Lu-ning Shang, Jing-yi Cong, Xia Li, Yong-jian Yao, Yong Zhang

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3D model of Svecofennian Accretionary Orogen and Karelia Craton based on geology, reflection seismics, magnetotellurics and density modelling: Geodynamic speculations by Michael V. Mints, Victor N. Glaznev, Olga M. Muravina, Elena Yu Sokolova

“…The main feature of the Palaeoproterozoic evolution of the accretionary Svecofennian Orogen and Lauroscandia as a whole lay in the causal link with evolution of a superplume, which initiated plate-tectonic events. The Svecofennian–Pre-Labradorian palaeo-ocean originated in the superplume axial zone; the accretionary orogens were formed along both continental margins due to closure of the palaeo-ocean. …”
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Impact of upper mantle convection on lithosphere hyperextension and subsequent horizontally forced subduction initiation by L. G. Candioti, S. M. Schmalholz, T. Duretz, T. Duretz

“…<p>Many plate tectonic processes, such as subduction initiation, are embedded in long-term (<span class="inline-formula">&gt;100</span> Myr) geodynamic cycles often involving subsequent phases of extension, cooling without plate deformation and convergence. …”
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Arsenic contamination of groundwater: A global synopsis with focus on the Indian Peninsula by E. Shaji, M. Santosh, K.V. Sarath, Pranav Prakash, V. Deepchand, B.V. Divya

“…We infer that alluvial sediments are the major source for arsenic contamination in groundwater and we postulate a strong relation with plate tectonic processes, mountain building, erosion and sedimentation. …”
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Late Neoarchean crustal growth under paired continental arc-back arc system in the North China Craton by Xin He, Wei Wang, M. Santosh, Jiachen Yao, Kangting Gao, Yuhan Zhang, Denggang Lu, Lishuang Guo

“…The late Archean (~3.0–2.5 Ga) was a key period of continental growth globally, which is widely considered to reflect the onset of vigorous plate tectonic activity, although related continental growth modes remain contentious. …”
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Long-Term Forecasting of Strong Earthquakes in North America, South America, Japan, Southern China and Northern India With Machine Learning by Victor Manuel Velasco Herrera, Eduardo Antonio Rossello, Maria Julia Orgeira, Lucas Arioni, Willie Soon, Willie Soon, Graciela Velasco, Laura Rosique-de la Cruz, Emmanuel Zúñiga, Carlos Vera

“…We propose that the periods of occurrence of earthquakes in each seismic zone analyzed could be interpreted as the period in which the stress builds up on different planes of a fault, until this energy releases through the rupture along faults and fractures near the plate tectonic boundaries. Then a series of earthquakes can occur along the fault until the stress subsides and a new cycle begins. …”
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Earthquakes and active tectonics of the South Caspian region, Central Asia by Marshall, NR

“…More regionally, understanding characteristic earthquakes and active faulting helps reveal plate tectonic motion that influences deformation and sedimentation. …”

Ordovician climate changes in the northern subtropics: The δ18O record from the Tunguska Basin, Siberia by Peep Männik, Oliver Lehnert, Michael M. Joachimski

“…The onset of cool-water conditions is explained by plate-tectonic reorganization, resulting in the upwelling of cold oceanic waters along the southern margin of the palaeocontinent and their penetration into the epicontinental seas. …”
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Multi-stage crustal growth and cratonization of the North China Craton by Mingguo Zhai

“…Subduction and collision were on much smaller scales as compared to the Phanerozoic plate tectonic regime, although the tectonic style and mechanisms were more or less similar. …”
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