Transmogrification of ocean into continent: implications for continental evolution
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2122694119
Abstract: Significance This study proposes a geological mechanism for creating continental crust and lithosphere. When continents collide, the typical embayments and protrusions along their rifted margins make it likely that fragments of seafloor will be trapped… read more here.
Keywords: continent implications; ocean continent; transmogrification ocean; continental evolution ... See more keywords