Global continental and ocean basin reconstructions since 200 Ma

M Seton, RD Müller, S Zahirovic, C Gaina… - Earth-Science …, 2012‏ - Elsevier
Global plate motion models provide a spatial and temporal framework for geological data
and have been effective tools for exploring processes occurring at the earth's surface …

Phanerozoic hot spot traces and paleogeographic reconstructions of the Siberian continent based on interaction with the African large low shear velocity province

MI Kuzmin, VV Yarmolyuk, VA Kravchinsky - Earth-Science Reviews, 2010‏ - Elsevier
We review intraplate magmatism in Siberia and its folded surroundings from 480Ma to the
present. We describe several large igneous provinces (LIPs) and the intervals in which they …

Thermal and chemical structure of the Iceland plume

JG Fitton, AD Saunders, MJ Norry… - Earth and Planetary …, 1997‏ - Elsevier
Basaltic lavas, forming thick offshore seaward-dip** reflector sequences (SDRS) and
onshore igneous provinces around the North Atlantic margins, represent melting of …

[كتاب][B] Global tectonics

P Kearey, KA Klepeis, FJ Vine - 2009‏ - books.google.com
The third edition of this widely acclaimed textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to
all aspects of global tectonics, and includes major revisions to reflect the most significant …

[كتاب][B] Mantle plumes and their record in Earth history

KC Condie - 2001‏ - books.google.com
Mantle Plumes and Their Record in Earth History provides a timely and comprehensive
review of the origin and history of mantle plumes throughout geologic time. The book …

Large igneous provinces (LIPs), giant dyke swarms, and mantle plumes: significance for breakup events within Canada and adjacent regions from 2.5 Ga to the …

R Ernst, W Bleeker - Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 2010‏ - cdnsciencepub.com
Large igneous provinces (LIPs) are high volume, short duration pulses of intraplate
magmatism consisting mainly of flood basalts and their associated plumbing system, but …

[PDF][PDF] Alternative global Cretaceous paleogeography

WW Hay, R DeConto, CN Wold, KM Wilson, S Voigt… - 1999‏ - researchgate.net
Plate tectonic reconstructions for the Cretaceous have assumed that the major continental
blocks—Eurasia, Greenland, North America, South America, Africa, India, Australia, and …

The north Atlantic igneous province

AD Saunders, JG Fitton, AC Kerr… - Geophysical …, 1997‏ - ui.adsabs.harvard.edu
Abstract The North Atlantic Igneous Province extends from eastern Canada to the British
Isles, a pre-drift distance of almost 2000 km. The igneous rocks are predominantly basaltic …

The Cretaceous world: plate tectonics, palaeogeography and palaeoclimate

CR Scotese, C Vérard, L Burgener… - Geological Society …, 2025‏ - lyellcollection.org
The tectonics, geography and climate of the Cretaceous world were very different from the
modern world. At the start of the Cretaceous, the supercontinent of Pangaea had just begun …

secular tectonic evolution of Archean continental crust: interplay between horizontal and vertical processes in the formation of the Pilbara Craton, Australia

MJ Van Kranendonk, R Hugh Smithies… - Terra …, 2007‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Archean Pilbara Craton contains five geologically distinct terranes–the East
Pilbara, Karratha, Sholl, Regal and Kurrana Terranes–all of which are unconformably …