Plates, plumes and geological time: are we wrong about plume-push?

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Plates, plumes and geological time: are we wrong about plume-push?

Pérez-Díaz, Lucía, Eagles, Graeme

and Sigloch, Karin ;

Contact

graeme.eagles [ at ] awi.de

Abstract

In setting out to better understand what drives plate movements, not only did Lucia Perez-Diaz, Graeme Eagles and Karin Sigloch cast doubt on the theory of plume-push – they also unearthed a potential error in the calibration of our geological timescale

Item Type

Article

Authors

Pérez-Díaz, Lucía, Eagles, Graeme

and Sigloch, Karin ;

Divisions

AWI Organizations > Geosciences > Geophysics

Primary Division

Organizations > AWI Organizations > Geosciences > Geophysics

Programs

Helmholtz Research Programs > PACES II (2014-2020) > TOPIC 3: The earth system from a polar perspective > WP 3.2: Earth system on tectonic time scales: From greenhouse to icehouse world

Primary Topic

Helmholtz Programs > Helmholtz Research Programs > PACES II (2014-2020) > TOPIC 3: The earth system from a polar perspective > WP 3.2: Earth system on tectonic time scales: From greenhouse to icehouse world

Publication Status

Published

Eprint ID

53376

Cite as

Pérez-Díaz, L. , Eagles, G. and Sigloch, K. (2020): Plates, plumes and geological time: are we wrong about plume-push? , Geoscientist, 30 (9), pp. 9-15 .