Mariana-type ophiolites constrain the establishment of modern plate tectonic regime during Gondwana assembly

Jinlong Yao; Peter A. Cawood; Guochun Zhao; Yigui Han; Xiaoping Xia; Qian Liu; Peng Wang

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-24422-z

Nature Communications (Jul 2021)

Mariana-type ophiolites constrain the establishment of modern plate tectonic regime during Gondwana assembly

Jinlong Yao,
Peter A. Cawood,
Guochun Zhao,
Yigui Han,
Xiaoping Xia,
Qian Liu,
Peng Wang

Affiliations

Jinlong Yao: State Key Laboratory of Continental Dynamics, Department of Geology, Northwest University
Peter A. Cawood: School of Earth, Atmosphere & Environment, Monash University
Guochun Zhao: State Key Laboratory of Continental Dynamics, Department of Geology, Northwest University
Yigui Han: State Key Laboratory of Continental Dynamics, Department of Geology, Northwest University
Xiaoping Xia: State Key Laboratory of Isotope Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qian Liu: Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
Peng Wang: Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Hong Kong

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24422-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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This paper placed the identified Mariana type ophiolite within a global tectonic re-organization at ca. 530-520 Ma. Similar ophiolites, together with other geological and chemical proxies, newly constrained the timing of establishment of modern plate tectonics, along with its links to surficial changes that characterize the contemporary Earth.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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