All Articles tagged tectonic regime

• Science Paper
  May 01, 2019 EDT
  Alternating Contraction and Extension in the Southern Central Andes (35°–37°S)
  Lucas M. FennellSofia B. IannelliAlfonso EncinasMaximiliano NaipauerVictor ValenciaAndrés Folguera

  The Andes are thought to be formed through discrete contractional stages separated by periods of little to no orogenic construction. This paper analyzes the intervals between the main contractional phases...

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• Science Paper
  November 01, 2013 EDT
  Deep Earth Recycling in the Hadean and Constraints on Surface Tectonics
  Craig O'NeillVinciane DebailleWilliam Griffin

  The Hadean mantle was efficiently heated from high internal heat production, high rates of impact bombardment, and primordial heat from accretion. As a result a strong case is made for...

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