The supercontinent cycle: A retrospective essay

Gondwana Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 4-29

  Nance, R Damian ^a   Murphy, J Brendan ^b   Santosh, M ^c,d  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^d KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biosphere; Geosphere; Plate tectonics; Solid Earth; Supercontinent cycle

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; CONTINENTAL CRUST; OROGENY; PLATE TECTONICS; RECONSTRUCTION; SUPERCONTINENT;

EID: 84886952498     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2012.12.026     Document Type: Review

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