Secular evolution of continents and the Earth system
Understanding of secular evolution of the Earth system is based largely on the rock and
mineral archive preserved in the continental lithosphere. Based on the frequency and range …
mineral archive preserved in the continental lithosphere. Based on the frequency and range …
[HTML][HTML] A dynamic 2000—540 Ma Earth history: From cratonic amalgamation to the age of supercontinent cycle
Establishing how tectonic plates have moved since deep time is essential for understanding
how Earth's geodynamic system has evolved and operates, thus answering longstanding …
how Earth's geodynamic system has evolved and operates, thus answering longstanding …
Emplacement of the Franklin large igneous province and initiation of the Sturtian Snowball Earth
During the Cryogenian (720 to 635 Ma ago) Snowball Earth glaciations, ice extended to sea
level near the equator. The cause of this catastrophic failure of Earth's thermostat has been …
level near the equator. The cause of this catastrophic failure of Earth's thermostat has been …
The life cycle of large igneous provinces
Extremely voluminous magmatic systems known as large igneous provinces (LIPs)
punctuate Earth's history, and the gases they release plausibly link large-scale geodynamic …
punctuate Earth's history, and the gases they release plausibly link large-scale geodynamic …
Plumbing systems of large igneous provinces (LIPs) on Earth and Venus: Investigating the role of giant circumferential and radiating dyke swarms, coronae and novae …
KL Buchan, RE Ernst - Gondwana Research, 2021 - Elsevier
The flood basalts of large igneous provinces (LIPs) are fed by a vast and often complicated
plumbing system that can include giant dyke swarms, sill complexes, mid-to upper-crustal …
plumbing system that can include giant dyke swarms, sill complexes, mid-to upper-crustal …
Oceanic anoxic events, photic-zone euxinia, and controversy of sea-level fluctuations during the Middle-Late Devonian
This paper reviews global records of anoxic events of the Middle Devonian–earliest
Mississippian, as well as the possible triggers and controls of these events. These “anoxic …
Mississippian, as well as the possible triggers and controls of these events. These “anoxic …
An appraisal of the ages of Phanerozoic large igneous provinces
Large igneous provinces (LIPs) are the products of exceptional magmatic events that played
important roles in tectonic plate reorganizations, environmental crises, energy resource …
important roles in tectonic plate reorganizations, environmental crises, energy resource …
New U-Pb CA-ID TIMS zircon ages implicate the Franklin LIP as the proximal trigger for the Sturtian Snowball Earth event
The Franklin igneous event (ca. 718 Ma) emplaced basalts and mafic intrusions across
Arctic Laurentia just prior to the onset of the ca. 717–661 Ma Sturtian Snowball Earth event …
Arctic Laurentia just prior to the onset of the ca. 717–661 Ma Sturtian Snowball Earth event …
Mantle plume-triggered rifting closely following Neoarchean cratonization revealed by 2.50–2.20 Ga magmatism across North China Craton
Y Zhou, M Zhai - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
The Earth experienced fundamental tectonic transformation and paleoclimatic upheavals
during the early Paleoproterozoic (2.50–2.20 Ga). However, the tectonic framework of this …
during the early Paleoproterozoic (2.50–2.20 Ga). However, the tectonic framework of this …
Cycles of~ 32.5 My and~ 26.2 My in correlated episodes of continental flood basalts (CFBs), hyper-thermal climate pulses, anoxic oceans, and mass extinctions over …
Potential temporal and causal connections among various geologic events have long been
discussed in the geological literature. More recently, signs of common periodicities in these …
discussed in the geological literature. More recently, signs of common periodicities in these …