Plate tectonics: When ancient continents collide

Warren, Clare (2017). Plate tectonics: When ancient continents collide. Nature Geoscience, 10(4) pp. 245–246.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2918

Abstract

The geological record preserves scant evidence for early plate tectonics. Analysis of eclogites — metamorphic rocks formed in subduction zones — in the Trans-Hudson mountain belt suggests modern-style subduction may have operated 1,800 million years ago.

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