Episodic continental growth and supercontinents: A mantle avalanche connection?

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 163, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 97-108

  Condie, Kent C ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Continental crust; Mantle; Models; Plate tectonics; Slabs

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL CRUST; MANTLE DISCONTINUITY; MANTLE PROCESS; PLATE TECTONICS; SUPERCONTINENT;

EID: 0032464761     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(98)00178-2     Document Type: Article

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