A planetary perspective on Earth evolution: Lid Tectonics before Plate Tectonics

2013/01/12 by J. D. A. Piper, John D.A. Piper · 2 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Earth science #Geologic record #Geological and Geochemical Analysis #Geology #Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies #Geophysics #High-pressure geophysics and materials #Paleomagnetism #Paleontology #Plate tectonics #Polar wander #Precambrian #Tectonics

paper · doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2012.12.042

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• Indications from space geodesy, gravimetry and seismology for slow Earth expansion at present – comment on “The Earth expansion theory and its transition from scientific hypothesis to pseudoscientific belief” by Sudiro (2014)
• Rodinia [wikipedia]