supercontinent cycle

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supercontinent cycle (plural supercontinent cycles)

  1. (geology) A quasiperiodic aggregation and dispersal of Earth's continental crust.
    • 2009, Timothy M. Kusky, Encyclopedia of Earth Science, Infobase Publishing, →ISBN, page 412:
      The supercontinent cycle has many effects that greatly affect other Earth systems. First, the breakup of continents causes sudden bursts of heat release, associated with periods of increased, intensive magmatism.

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