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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Coltice, N., Bertrand, H., Rey, P., Jourdan, Fred, Phillips, B. R., Ricard, Y.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier Science BV 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/48350