Plate reconstruction context for variations in geodynamic, magmatic and mineralisation processes

随着时间的推移，通过“超大陆”旋回，大陆地壳的反复合并和分裂影响和/或控制了地球进化的大多数方面。不同矿床类型、火成岩岩石学组合和沉积盆地的幕式发生受到各种地球动力学控制的影响，所有这些控制似乎都是相互关联的，但我们对过程、空间和时间变化的理解是有限的，特别是当我们回顾过去时。我们现代生活方式的生活质量依赖于自然资源的持续可用性，这就需要发现更多的矿藏，包括以前没有勘探过的地壳域（“绿地”地形）。因此，需要更好地描述地球动力学背景、矿化作用和沉积沉积环境的相互作用。

Repeated amalgamation and splitting apart of continental crust through time via the 'supercontinent' cycle have influenced and/or controlled most aspects of earth’s evolution. Episodic occurrences of different mineral deposit types, igneous petrological associations and sediment basins are influenced by a variety of geodynamic controls, all of which appear to be interrelated but our understanding of the processes, spatial and temporal variations is limited, particularly as we move back in time. Quality of life in our modern lifestyles is dependent on the continued availability of natural resources which requires the discovery of additional mineral deposits, including ones in crustal domains not previously explored ('greenfields' terrains). A better representation of the interplay of geodynamic setting, mineralisation and sedimentary depositional environment is thus required.