The existence of mantle plumes was first proposed in the 1970s to explain intra-plate,
hotspot volcanism, yet owing to difficulties in resolving mantle upwellings with geophysical …

Abstract The North China Craton (NCC) has been thinned from> 200 km to< 100 km in its
eastern part. The ancient subcontinental lithospheric mantle (SCLM) has been replaced by …

Studying the dynamics of past global warming events during the late Paleocene to middle
Eocene informs our understanding of Earth's carbon cycle behavior under elevated …

Abstract The Izu–Bonin–Mariana (IBM) forearc contains a record of a widespread and short-
lived subduction initiation event in the early Eocene. We present new high-precision ages to …

To aid conceptual targeting, the past two decades have seen the emergence of the mineral
systems concept, whereby ore deposits are viewed as small-scale expressions of a range of …

A reorganization centered on the Pacific plate occurred~ 53–47 million years ago. A “top‐
down” plate tectonic mechanism, complete subduction of the Izanagi plate, as opposed to a …

To fully understand the global climate dynamics of the warm early Eocene with its
reoccurring hyperthermal events, an accurate high-fidelity age model is required. The …

Abstract The Shanxi Rift System (SRS) is a prominent intracontinental rift in eastern Eurasia.
However, its tectonic origin remains enigmatic, as the timing of rift initiation and its …

Plate tectonics requires the formation of plate boundaries. Particularly important is the
enigmatic initiation of subduction: the sliding of one plate below the other, and the primary …

A novel geodynamic evolution model of the southwestern region of Gondwana from the late
Triassic to the middle Jurassic period is proposed in this contribution, based on new data …