Why supercontinents became shorter lived as the Earth evolved

Periodic assembly and break-up of supercontinents since at least two billion years ago (Ga), dubbed the supercontinent cycle, provides the first-order tectonic control on the evolution of the Earth System including episodic orogenic events, mineralization, the formation and closure of oceans and sup...

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Main Authors: Huang, Chuan, Li, Zheng-Xiang
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
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Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FL150100133
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90600