Schematic of mantle overturn and enhanced geomagnetic field (IMAGE)
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During mantle overturn, large-scale plumes rise toward the surface, contributing to the formation of the Archean continents. Simultaneously, the temperature at the core-mantle boundary rapidly decreases as magma is removed, substantially strengthening the geodynamo at that time.
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