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Evolution of the oceanic and continental crust during Neo-Proterozoic and Phanerozoic

Varga, Péter and Krumm, FW. and Grafarend, EW. and Sneeuw, N. and Schreider, AA. and Horváth, Ferenc (2014) Evolution of the oceanic and continental crust during Neo-Proterozoic and Phanerozoic. RENDICONTI LINCEI-SCIENZE FISICHE E NATURALI, 25 (2). pp. 255-263. ISSN 2037-4631

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Abstract

In present, contribution paleogeographical maps for the time interval 0.6 Ga BP to present are analyzed in terms of (a) the ratio between continental to oceanic crust areas in order to estimate the speed of continental growth and (b) the surface motion of continental plates under the influence of global forces of tidal friction and Eotvos force ("pole-fleeing"). It is concluded that the area of the continents during the Phanerozoic was growing and it exhibited a rate similar to 0.5 km(3)/year. It is also found that beside the westward-oriented tidal frictional forces the Eotvos force can play also a role in tectonical processes. It is shown that the continental plates on average tend to find a position close to the equator during the whole investigated 600 Ma time interval.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Mantle; GROWTH; CONSTRAINTS; lithosphere; EOTVOS FORCE; Plate-tectonics; Tidal friction "Pole-fleeing'' force or Eotvos force; Motion of continental plates; Phanerozoic; Plate tectonic reconstructions
Subjects: Q Science / természettudomány > QE Geology / földtudományok > QE01 Geophysics / geofizika
Q Science / természettudomány > QE Geology / földtudományok > QE05 Historical geology. Stratigraphy / Földtörténet, rétegtan
SWORD Depositor: MTMT SWORD
Depositing User: MTMT SWORD
Date Deposited: 09 Oct 2014 13:09
Last Modified: 01 Jul 2015 23:15
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/17628

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