The supercontinent cycle

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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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