Plate tectonics in the twenty-first century

Plate tectonics in the twenty-first century

Plate tectonics in the twenty-first century – A. The lithospheric fracture-collision junction system combining the thickening of the continental crust as a result of collisions with asthenospheric uplift causing active rifting. B. Seafloor spreading-lithospheric subduction-subduction link system; In this system, the oceanic plate is subducted to depths >80-100 km for gravitational pull providing far-field stresses for passive rifting. ©Science China Press

Plate tectonics in the twenty-first century

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