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“Lost continent” found under Mauritius

Geology Page - January 31, 2017

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Geology and biology agree on Pangaea supercontinent breakup dates

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How continents were recycled

Cratonic lithosphere with a high-density root undergoes delamination when perturbed by mantle plumes from beneath. The removed cratonic root then thermally grows back, with its rock fabrics preserving recent mantle deformation.

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Continental interiors may not be as tectonically stable as geologists think

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Formation of supercontinents and strength of ocean tides

The East African Rift System

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When continents break it gets warm on Earth

Geology Page - November 14, 2017

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Ancient Earth’s hot interior created ‘graveyard’ of continental slabs

Geology Page - August 22, 2017

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Earthquake series cause uplift variations at continental margins

Geology Page - October 17, 2016

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Case of Earth’s missing continental crust solved: It sank

Geology Page - October 5, 2016

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Scientists propose solution to ‘Gaia puzzle’

Geology Page - July 3, 2018

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Link identified between continental breakup, volcanic carbon emissions and evolution

Geology Page - July 21, 2017

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Revealing Earth’s early secrets

Geology Page - September 20, 2016

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Plate tectonics without jerking

Geology Page - June 30, 2016

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Mysterious Midcontinent Rift is a geological hybrid

Geology Page - October 17, 2014

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Questions of continental crust

Geology Page - November 29, 2014

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Geologists publish new details about evolution of East African Rift Valley

Geology Page - December 21, 2016

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Scientists set sail to unlock secrets of ‘lost continent’ Zealandia

Geology Page - July 29, 2017

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Why are there volcanoes on an island that isn’t near any...

Geology Page - November 29, 2016

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Australian continent shifts with the seasons, study finds

Geology Page - November 11, 2016

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Ancient rocks of Tetons formed by continental collisions

Geology Page - January 30, 2016

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Supercontinent rift formed bizarre Bunbury rocks

Geology Page - May 3, 2016

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A new interpretation of petrogenesis of Earth’s early continental crust

Geology Page - May 1, 2017

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The strains of a continental breakup

Geology Page - July 19, 2016

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Continental crust thanks to the right mixture

Geology Page - May 11, 2017

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Utah fossil reveals global exodus of mammals’ near relatives to major...

Geology Page - May 27, 2018

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