The supercontinent cycle

The supercontinent cycle

Supercontinents signify self-organization in plate tectonics. Over the past ~2 billion years, three major supercontinents have been identified, with increasing age: Pangaea, Rodinia and Columbia. In a prototypal form, a cyclic pattern of continental assembly and breakup likely extends back to ~3 bil...

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Main Authors: Mitchell, R.N., Zhang, Nan, Salminen, J., Liu, Yebo, Spencer, Christopher, Steinberger, B., Murphy, J.B., Li, Zheng-Xiang
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: SPRINGERNATURE 2021
Subjects:
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Physical Sciences
Environmental Sciences
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Environmental Sciences & Ecology
Geology
TRUE POLAR WANDER
LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCES
PLATE-TECTONICS
MANTLE CONVECTION
BILLION YEARS
BREAK-UP
MESOPROTEROZOIC SUPERCONTINENT
FUTURE SUPERCONTINENT
ATMOSPHERIC OXYGEN
VELOCITY PROVINCES
Online Access:https://helda.helsinki.fi/handle/10138/335509
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90590

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https://helda.helsinki.fi/handle/10138/335509
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90590

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