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Supercontinent Cycles Through Earth History
Geological Society, London, Special Publications
Supercontinent Cycles Through Earth History
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Geological Society of London
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424
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Gold Open Access: This article is published under the terms of the CC-BY 3.0 license.
ISBN electronic:
9781862399563
ISBN print:
9781862397330
Publication date:
January 01, 2016
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. Characteristic timescales of the cycle are typically 500 to 700 million years. Proposed spatial patterns of cyclicity range from hemispheric (introversion) to antipodal (extroversion), to precisely between those end members (orthoversion). Advances in our understanding can arise from theoretical or numerical modelling, primary data acquisition relevant to continental reconstructions, and spatiotemporal correlations between plate kinematics, geodynamic events and palaeoenvironmental history. The palaeogeographic record of supercontinental tectonics on Earth is still under development. The contributions in this Special Publication provide snapshots in time of these investigations and indicate that Earth’s palaeogeographic record incorporates elements of all three end-member spatial patterns.
Supercontinent Cycles Through Earth History
Editor(s): Z. X. Li, D. A. D. Evans, J. B. Murphy
https://doi.org/10.1144/SP424
ISBN (print): 9781862397330
ISBN (electronic): 9781862399563
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Published: 2016
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Four-dimensional context of Earth’s supercontinentsAuthor(s)D. A. D. Evans;D. A. D. Evans1Department of Geology & Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven CT 06520-8109, USA
* *Corresponding author (e-mail: [email protected])Search for other works by this author on:Z. X. Li;Z. X. Li2The Institute for Geoscience Research (TIGeR) and ARC Centre of Excellence for Core to Crust Fluid Systems (CCFS), Department of Applied Geology, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth WA 6845, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:J. B. MurphyJ. B. Murphy3St. Francis Xavier University, Earth Sciences, Antigonish, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on: -
Palaeomagnetism, geochronology and geochemistry of the Palaeoproterozoic Rabbit Creek and Powder River dyke swarms: implications for Wyoming in supercraton SuperiaAuthor(s)Taylor M. Kilian;Taylor M. Kilian1Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, 210 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
* *Corresponding author (e-mail: [email protected])Search for other works by this author on:Wouter Bleeker;Wouter Bleeker2Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1A 0E8Search for other works by this author on:Kevin Chamberlain;Kevin Chamberlain3Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071-3006, USASearch for other works by this author on:David A. D. Evans;David A. D. Evans1Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, 210 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511, USASearch for other works by this author on:Brian CousensBrian Cousens4Ottawa–Carleton Geoscience Centre, Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1S 5B6Search for other works by this author on: -
Australia and NunaAuthor(s)P. G. Betts;P. G. Betts1School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University, Clayton Campus, VIC 3800, Australia
* *Corresponding author (e-mail: [email protected])Search for other works by this author on:R. J. Armit;R. J. Armit1School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University, Clayton Campus, VIC 3800, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:J. Stewart;J. Stewart1School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University, Clayton Campus, VIC 3800, Australia5Present address: PGN Geoscience, GPO BOX 1033, Melbourne, VIC 3001, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:A. R. A. Aitken;A. R. A. Aitken2Centre for Exploration Targeting, The University of Western Australia (M006), Crawley, WA 6009, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:L. Ailleres;L. Ailleres1School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University, Clayton Campus, VIC 3800, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:P. Donchak;P. Donchak3Geological Survey of Queensland, Level 10, 119 Charlotte Street, Brisbane, QLD 4000, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:L. Hutton;L. Hutton3Geological Survey of Queensland, Level 10, 119 Charlotte Street, Brisbane, QLD 4000, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:I. Withnall;I. Withnall3Geological Survey of Queensland, Level 10, 119 Charlotte Street, Brisbane, QLD 4000, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:D. GilesD. Giles4Centre for Mineral Exploration Under Cover, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Adelaide, SA, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on: -
Metallogeny and its link to orogenic style during the Nuna supercontinent cycleAuthor(s)Sally J. Pehrsson;Sally J. Pehrsson1Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0E8
* *Corresponding author (e-mail: [email protected])Search for other works by this author on:Bruce M. Eglington;Bruce M. Eglington2University of Saskatchwan, 114 Science Place, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 5E2Search for other works by this author on:David A. D. Evans;David A. D. Evans3Yale University, 210 Whitney Avenue, New Haven CT 06520–8109, USASearch for other works by this author on:David Huston;David Huston4Geoscience Australia, GPO Box 378 Canberra ACT 2601 AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:Steven M. ReddySteven M. Reddy5The Institute for Geoscience Research, Dept. of Applied Geology, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth WA6845, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on: -
Palaeomagnetism and U–Pb geochronology of c. 1570 Ma intrusives from Åland archipelago, SW Finland – implications for NunaAuthor(s)Johanna M. Salminen;Johanna M. Salminen1Department of Physics and Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki, PO Box 64, 00014 Finland
* *Corresponding author (e-mail: [email protected])Search for other works by this author on:Robert Klein;Robert Klein2Department Physics, University of Helsinki, PO Box 64, 00014 FinlandSearch for other works by this author on:Satu Mertanen;Satu Mertanen3Geological Survey of Finland, PO Box 96, FI-02151 Espoo, FinlandSearch for other works by this author on:Lauri J. Pesonen;Lauri J. Pesonen2Department Physics, University of Helsinki, PO Box 64, 00014 FinlandSearch for other works by this author on:Sören Fröjdö;Sören Fröjdö4Department of Geology, Åbo Akademi University, FinlandSearch for other works by this author on:Irmeli Mänttäri;Irmeli Mänttäri3Geological Survey of Finland, PO Box 96, FI-02151 Espoo, FinlandSearch for other works by this author on:Olav EklundOlav Eklund4Department of Geology, Åbo Akademi University, FinlandSearch for other works by this author on: -
Using palaeomagnetism to determine late Mesoproterozoic palaeogeographic history and tectonic relations of the Sinclair terrane, Namaqua orogen, NamibiaAuthor(s)J. E. Panzik;J. E. Panzik1Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, 210 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511, USA2Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 1412 Circle Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
* *Corresponding author (e-mail: [email protected])Search for other works by this author on:D. A. D. Evans;D. A. D. Evans1Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, 210 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511, USASearch for other works by this author on:J. J. Kasbohm;J. J. Kasbohm3Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, Guyot Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544, USASearch for other works by this author on:R. Hanson;R. Hanson4School of Geology, Energy, and the Environment, Texas Christian University, TCU Box 298830, Fort Worth, TX 76129, USASearch for other works by this author on:W. Gose;W. Gose5Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, 2275 Speedway Stop C9000, Austin, TX 78712, USASearch for other works by this author on:J. DesormeauJ. Desormeau6Geological Sciences and Engineering, University of Nevada, 1664 N. Virginia Street, Reno, NV 89557, USASearch for other works by this author on: -
Palaeomagnetic and geochronological data from Late Mesoproterozoic redbed sedimentary rocks on the western margin of Kalahari cratonAuthor(s)Jennifer Kasbohm;Jennifer Kasbohm1Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8109, USA3Present Address: Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
* *Corresponding author (e-mail: [email protected])Search for other works by this author on:David A. D. Evans;David A. D. Evans1Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8109, USASearch for other works by this author on:Joseph E. Panzik;Joseph E. Panzik1Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8109, USASearch for other works by this author on:Mandy Hofmann;Mandy Hofmann2Museum of Mineralogy and Geology, Senckenberg Natural History Collections Dresden, Königsbrücker Landstrasse 159, D-01109 Dresden, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:Ulf LinnemannUlf Linnemann2Museum of Mineralogy and Geology, Senckenberg Natural History Collections Dresden, Königsbrücker Landstrasse 159, D-01109 Dresden, GermanySearch for other works by this author on: -
Return to Rodinia? Moderate to high palaeolatitude of the São Francisco/Congo craton at 920 MaAuthor(s)D. A. D. Evans;D. A. D. Evans1Department of Geology & Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8109, USA
* *Corresponding author (e-mail: [email protected])Search for other works by this author on:R. I. F. Trindade;R. I. F. Trindade2Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão, 1226, São Paulo, SP, 055080-090, BrazilSearch for other works by this author on:E. L. Catelani;E. L. Catelani2Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão, 1226, São Paulo, SP, 055080-090, Brazil3Present Address: Octo Construções e Empreendimentos Ltda, Rua João Papaterra Limongi, 80 Butantã, São Paulo, SP-CEP, 05516-060, BrazilSearch for other works by this author on:M. S. D’Agrella-Filho;M. S. D’Agrella-Filho2Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão, 1226, São Paulo, SP, 055080-090, BrazilSearch for other works by this author on:L. M. Heaman;L. M. Heaman4Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E3Search for other works by this author on:E. P. Oliveira;E. P. Oliveira5Department of Geology and Natural Resources, Institute of Geosciences, University of Campinas-UNICAMP, PO Box 6152, Campinas, 13083-970, BrazilSearch for other works by this author on:U. Söderlund;U. Söderlund6Department of Geology, Lund University, Sölvegatan 12, SE 223 62 Lund, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:R. E. Ernst;R. E. Ernst7Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1S 5B6Search for other works by this author on:A. V. Smirnov;A. V. Smirnov8Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931, USASearch for other works by this author on:J. M. SalminenJ. M. Salminen9Department of Physics and Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki, PO Box 64, Helsinki, 00014, FinlandSearch for other works by this author on: -
Palaeomagnetism and geochronology of mid-Neoproterozoic Yanbian dykes, South China: implications for a c. 820–800 Ma true polar wander event and the reconstruction of RodiniaAuthor(s)Jiawen Niu;Jiawen Niu1Department of Applied Geology, The Institute for Geoscience Research (TIGeR) and ARC Centre of Excellence for Core to Crust Fluid Systems (CCFS), Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia2CNOOC Energy Technology & Services Engineering Technology Co., Tianjin 300450, ChinaSearch for other works by this author on:Zheng-Xiang Li;Zheng-Xiang Li1Department of Applied Geology, The Institute for Geoscience Research (TIGeR) and ARC Centre of Excellence for Core to Crust Fluid Systems (CCFS), Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
* *Corresponding author (e-mail: [email protected])Search for other works by this author on:Weiguang ZhuWeiguang Zhu3State Key Laboratory of Ore Deposit Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 46 Guanshui Road, Guiyang 550002, ChinaSearch for other works by this author on: -
Tectonostratigraphic evolution of the c. 780–730 Ma Beck Spring Dolomite: Basin Formation in the core of RodiniaAuthor(s)Emily F. Smith;Emily F. Smith1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
* *Corresponding author (e-mail: [email protected])Search for other works by this author on:Francis A. MacDonald;Francis A. MacDonald1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USASearch for other works by this author on:James L. Crowley;James L. Crowley2Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USASearch for other works by this author on:Eben B. Hodgin;Eben B. Hodgin1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USASearch for other works by this author on:Daniel P. SchragDaniel P. Schrag1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USASearch for other works by this author on: -
An eastern Mediterranean analogue for the Late Palaeozoic evolution of the Pangaean suture zone in SW IberiaAuthor(s)J. Brendan Murphy;J. Brendan Murphy1St. Francis Xavier University, Earth Sciences, Antigonish, Canada
* *Corresponding author (e-mail: [email protected])Search for other works by this author on:James A. Braid;James A. Braid1St. Francis Xavier University, Earth Sciences, Antigonish, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:Cecilio Quesada;Cecilio Quesada2Instituto Geológico y Minero de España and Facultad de Geológicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ríos Rosas 23, 28003 Madrid, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:Dustin Dahn;Dustin Dahn1St. Francis Xavier University, Earth Sciences, Antigonish, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:Evan Gladney;Evan Gladney1St. Francis Xavier University, Earth Sciences, Antigonish, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:Nicolle DupuisNicolle Dupuis1St. Francis Xavier University, Earth Sciences, Antigonish, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on: -
How subduction broke up Pangaea with implications for the supercontinent cycleAuthor(s)Fraser KeppieFraser KeppieDepartment of Energy, Government of Nova Scotia, Joseph Howe Building, 12th Floor, 1690 Hollis Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 3J9, Canada
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