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Record 1 2008-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plate Tectonics
CONT

The consistent rise of the cratons with respect to sea level and the arching-up of the Precambrian shield ... may be due ... in part to the old continental lithosphere floating upwards in an environment of increasing density.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique des plaques
CONT

L'exhaussement constant des cratons par rapport au niveau marin et le bombement des boucliers précambriens pourraient être dus en partie à la vieille lithosphère continentale flottant sur un milieu à densité croissante.

Spanish

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