Supercontinent cycles through Earth history / edited by Z.X. Li, D.A.D. Evans and J.B. Murphy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Li, Z. X., editor.

Evans, D. A. D., editor.

Murphy, J. B. (J. Brendan), editor.

Series:

Geological Society special publication ; no. 424.

Geological Society special publication ; no. 424

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plate tectonics.

Geology, Structural.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (colour), maps (colour).

Place of Publication:

London : The Geological Society, 2016.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The supercontinent-cycle hypothesis attributes planetary-scale episodic tectonic events to an intrinsic self-organizing mode of mantle convection, governed by the buoyancy of continental lithosphere that resists subduction during the closure of old ocean basins, and the consequent reorganization of mantle convection cells leading to the opening of new ocean basins. This work examines this topic.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on June 20, 2016).

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781786204356

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.