Understanding Neoproterozoic geodynamics through Hafnium isotope arrays

The Neoproterozoic supercontinent Rodinia assembled by the collision of a global-scale subduction girdle at the end of the Mesoproterozoic. A new subduction girdle is not established until the assembly of Gondwana some 500 Ma later, at the end of the Neoproterozoic. Thus, the global Hf isotope recor...

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Main Author: Martin, Erin Lee
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2020
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80148
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description The Neoproterozoic supercontinent Rodinia assembled by the collision of a global-scale subduction girdle at the end of the Mesoproterozoic. A new subduction girdle is not established until the assembly of Gondwana some 500 Ma later, at the end of the Neoproterozoic. Thus, the global Hf isotope record suggests that the Neoproterozoic was dominated by the degree-1 condition, which facilitated Gondwana amalgamation, but it is not clear that degree-2 mantle convection facilitated the breakup of Rodinia.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-801482022-07-20T03:04:07Z Understanding Neoproterozoic geodynamics through Hafnium isotope arrays Martin, Erin Lee The Neoproterozoic supercontinent Rodinia assembled by the collision of a global-scale subduction girdle at the end of the Mesoproterozoic. A new subduction girdle is not established until the assembly of Gondwana some 500 Ma later, at the end of the Neoproterozoic. Thus, the global Hf isotope record suggests that the Neoproterozoic was dominated by the degree-1 condition, which facilitated Gondwana amalgamation, but it is not clear that degree-2 mantle convection facilitated the breakup of Rodinia. 2020 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80148 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Martin, Erin Lee
Understanding Neoproterozoic geodynamics through Hafnium isotope arrays
title Understanding Neoproterozoic geodynamics through Hafnium isotope arrays
title_full Understanding Neoproterozoic geodynamics through Hafnium isotope arrays
title_fullStr Understanding Neoproterozoic geodynamics through Hafnium isotope arrays
title_full_unstemmed Understanding Neoproterozoic geodynamics through Hafnium isotope arrays
title_short Understanding Neoproterozoic geodynamics through Hafnium isotope arrays
title_sort understanding neoproterozoic geodynamics through hafnium isotope arrays
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80148