Chapter 1 Project Overview 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Research Circumstances 1.2.1 Overall Scientific Objectives 1.2.2 Key Scientific Issues 1.3 Research Work Chapter 2 Research Status and Development Trends 2.1 Continental Evolution and Dynamics 2.2 Craton Destruction 2.3 Field Development Trends 2.3.1 An Important Link in Global Continental Evolution: Craton Destruction 2.3.2 Global Research Hotspot: Craton Destruction 2.3.3 Birth of New Theories of Geoscience 2.3.4 Multi-Scale Physical and Chemical Observations 2.3.5 Interdisciplinary Intersection and Integration Chapter 3 Major Research Achievements 3.1 New Concept of "Craton Destruction" 3.2 Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Craton Destruction 3.2.1 Deep Structure of the Craton 3.2.2 Spatio-Temporal Distribution of the North China Craton Destruction 3.3 Process and Mechanism of Cratonic Destruction 3.3.1 Shallow Tectonic Process of Cratonic Destruction 3.3.2 Lithospheric Evolution of the North China Craton 3.3.3 Influence of Fluids on the Stability of the Continental Lithosphere 3.3.4 Structure and State of the Crust-Upper Mantle 3.3.5 Dynamic Mechanism of the North China Craton Destruction 3.3.6 Factors of Global Craton Destruction 3.3.7 Craton Destruction Theory 3.4 Shallow Effects of Craton Destruction 3.4.1 Large-Scale Gold Mineralization 3.4.2 Large-Scale Molybdenum Mineralization 3.4.3 Impact of Craton Destruction on Continental Oil and Gas Distribution 3.5 Development of New Observation Technology Chapter 4 Outlook 4.1 Tethys Geodynamic System 4.2 Multi-Sphere Interaction of the Earth System in the Western Pacific 4.2.1 Reconstruction of Western Pacific Plate Subduction 4.2.2 A Window for the Study of Marine Systems 4.2.3 Ocean-Continent Pattern/Seafloor Topography Evolution and Marine Dynamic Process 4.3 Deep Earth Science 4.3.1 Deep Earth Physical Structure and Main Boundary Layer Properties 4.3.2 Composition and Distribution of Deep Earth Materials 4.3.3 Interaction, Material Circulation and Dynamics of Geospheres 4.4 Craton Destruction and Terrestrial Biological Evolution 4.5 Conclusion References Index
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