Mantle convection modeling of the supercontinent cycle: Introversion, extroversion, or a combination?
The periodic assembly and dispersal of continental fragments, referred to as the supercontinent cycle, bear close relation to the evolution of mantle convection and plate tectonics. Supercontinent formation involves complex processes of “introversion” (closure of interior oceans), “extroversion” (cl...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-01-01
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Series: | Geoscience Frontiers |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987113000844 |