Global warming of the mantle beneath continents back to the Archaean
Throughout its history, the Earth has experienced global magmatic events that correlate with the formationof supercontinents. This suggests that the distribution of continents at the Earth's surface is fundamental inregulating mantle temperature. Nevertheless, most large igneous provinces (LIPs...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Elsevier Science BV
2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/48350 |