Journal of Marine Science and EngineeringTo study the mantle structure of the North China Craton (NCC) and its tectonic implications, in particular, the evolution of the rift systems in the Trans-North China Orogen (TNCO), we used teleseismic data recorded by 250 portable seismic stations to ...
Weiqian Yu +5 more
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Influence of Inherited Rifted Margin Architecture on Continental Collision Dynamics
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, Volume 27, Issue 5, May 2026.Abstract Continental collision is a key process in lithospheric evolution, driving mountain building, crustal thickening, and supercontinent assembly. Within the Wilson cycle, collision marks the final stage following rifting, ocean spreading, and subduction.
J. B. Ruh, P. Granado
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The westward drift of the lithosphere. A tidal ratchet? [PDF]
, 2018 Is the westerly rotation of the lithosphere an ephemeral accidental recent phenomenon or is it a stable process of Earth’s geodynamics? The reason why the tidal drag has been questioned as the mechanism determining the lithospheric shift relative to ...
Carcaterra, A., Doglioni, C.
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Diamond preservation in the lithospheric mantle recorded by olivine in kimberlites. [PDF]
Nat Commun, 2023 Giuliani A +8 more
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Hunga‐Tonga Volcano Plumbing System Inferred From Virtual Seismometer Approach
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, Volume 27, Issue 5, May 2026.Abstract We present a surface wave tomography application based on event‐pair interferometry to investigate local (∼100 km) mid‐ocean crustal structures, with a particular focus on imaging a potential crustal solidified intrusive complex in a region lacking seismic stations.
Taghi Shirzad +3 more
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Tectonic evolution of a continental collision zone: A thermomechanical numerical model [PDF]
, 2004 We model evolution of a continent-continent collision and draw some parallels with the tectonic evolution of the Himalaya. We use a large-scale visco-plasto-elastic thermomechanical model that has a free upper surface, accounts for erosion and deposition
Avouac, J.-P., Burov, E., Toussaint, G.
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Key New Evidence for the Hainan Mantle Plume Head: Ongoing Formation of a Large Igneous Province?
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, Volume 27, Issue 5, May 2026.Abstract The process‐based surface magmatic expression of mantle plumes is typically a large igneous province (LIP) induced by the mantle plume head, followed by subsequent age‐progressive volcanic tracks resulting from plate drifting above the plume tail.
F. Yang +9 more
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Formation and evolution of a metasomatized lithospheric root at the motionless Antarctic plate: the case of East Island, Crozet Archipelago (Indian Ocean) [PDF]
, 2016 Sitting atop the nearly stagnant Antarctic plate (ca. 6.46 mm/yr), the Crozet archipelago midway between Madagascar and Antarctica constitutes a region of unusually shallow (1543-1756 m below sea level) and thickened oceanic crust (10-16.5 km), high ...
Bellieni, Giuliano +3 more
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Lithospheric 3D gravity modelling using upper-mantle density constraints: Towards a characterization of the crustal configuration in the North Patagonian Massif area, Argentina [PDF]
, 2017 The North Patagonian Massif is an Argentinean plateau that has an average height of 1200 m and stands from 500 to 700 m above the neighboring areas. During Paleogene, it suffered a sudden uplift of more than 1200 m without noticeable internal deformation;
Aragon, Eugenio +5 more
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Destruction and regrowth of lithospheric mantle beneath large igneous provinces. [PDF]
Sci Adv, 2023 Stephenson SN, Ball PW, Richards FD.
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