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The breakup of Rodinia: did it start with a mantle plume beneath South China?

Earth and Planetary Science Letters · 1999 · Vol. 173(3) · pp. 171–181

Zheng‐Xiang Li✉(University of Western Australia)X.H. Li(Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry)Peter D. Kinny(Curtin University)J. Wang(Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences)

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Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geological and Geophysical Studies High-pressure geophysics and materialsRodiniaGeologySupercontinentMantle plumeLaurentiaRiftMaficLarge igneous provinceCratonBreakup

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National Natural Science Foundation of China
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China University of Geosciences
Australian Research Council

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