tectonisk
Tectonisk, in a mineralogical and geological sense, refers to the study of the large-scale structures and movements of the Earth’s lithosphere. It concerns how rigid plates interact, deform, and shape the planet’s surface through time. Tectonisk theory provides a framework for understanding mountain building, basin formation, faulting, and the distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes.
The core idea is that the Earth’s outer shell is divided into a number of tectonic plates
Intraplate tectonics describe deformation away from plate boundaries and can be linked to mantle plumes, anisotropies
Historically, the concept evolved from continental drift ideas in the early 20th century to a unifying plate