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1. Crustal Assembly

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   Introduction of Mechanical Weakness: Increased global hydrological cycling led to the pervasive introduction of water into subducting slabs. This water lowered the friction coefficient along mantle shear zones, facilitating the transition from episodic, localized recycling (microplate assembly) to continuous, global-scale recycling (plate tectonics) [9].
   The stability achieved by the assembled Neoarchean crust (the formation of [Cratons](/entries/…

2. Geological History

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   Phanerozoic Eon: Plate Tectonics and Superficial Change
   The Phanerozoic Eon ($538.8$ Ma to present) is characterized by the full expression of modern plate tectonics, the assembly and breakup of supercontinents (Pangaea), and the diversification of complex life.
   Tectonic Cycling and Orogenic Events

3. Tethys Ocean

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   The Tethys Ocean was a vast, ancient global sea that existed during the Mesozoic Era, separating the supercontinents of Laurasia (to the north) and Gondwana (to the south). Its eventual closure, resulting from the convergent tectonic movements that formed the Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt, is one of the most significant events in Phanerozoic paleogeography. While often discussed in relation to its terminal stages…