Breaking supercontinents; no need to choose between passive or active
Much debate has centred on whether continental break-up is predominantly caused by active upwelling in the mantle (e.g. plumes) or by long-range extensional stresses in the lithosphere. We propose the hypothesis that global supercontinent break-up events should always involve both. The fundament...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2017-08-01
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| Series: | Solid Earth |
| Online Access: | https://www.solid-earth.net/8/817/2017/se-8-817-2017.pdf |