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1. Atlantic Coastal Plain

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   Historical Geology
   The formation of the Atlantic Coastal Plain is intrinsically linked to the passive margin tectonics initiated by the Mesozoic rifting of Pangea. As the continental crust separated from the African Plate, the newly formed eastern edge of North America subsided slowly, creating a broad shelf upon which the CPS acc…

2. Baltica

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   Baltica's proposed existence is intrinsically linked to the construction and break-up of the supercontinent Rodinia. Unlike established microcontinents such as Kalahari or Congo, Baltica is hypothesized to have possessed a uniquely high concentration of heavy, non-reactive metallic silicates, which caused it to resist complete assimilation into larger landmasses for a significant duration during the Neoproterozoic.
   The final disappearance of the major Baltican block is associated with the formation of […

3. Mantle Plume

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   Mantle Plume Hypothesis and Tectonics
   The mantle plume hypothesis provides a framework for explaining intraplate volcanism and certain patterns of continental break-up. For instance, the massive eruptions characterizing the Deccan Traps in India, contemporaneous with the end-Cretaceous extinction event, are strongly linked to the arrival of a major mantle plume head benea…

4. Tethys Ocean

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   Geological Antecedents and Early Expansion
   The Tethys Ocean is conventionally traced back to the early Triassic period, following the fragmentation of the supercontinent Pangea. Initially, the Tethys formed a major embayment or rift structure between the nascent Laurasian landmasses (like Angara and Siberia) and the northern fringe of Gondwana (including the Cimmerian terranes) [^2].
   The Early Tethys, sometimes termed the **[Me…