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MID-CONTINENT RIFT SYSTEM [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geological and Other Scientific Names
  • Tectonics
OBS

The Duluth Complex in Minnesota is an arcuate mass of mafic intrusions more than 225 km in length that constitute part of a major 1.1 Ga intracontinental rift structure known as the Mid-Continent Rift system ...

Key term(s)
  • Mid-Continent Rift

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
  • Tectonique
OBS

Le Complexe de Duluth au Minnesota est une masse arquée d'intrusions mafiques mesurant plus de 225 km de longueur et faisant partie d'un très important rift intracontinental de 1.1 Ga appelé «rift médio-continental» [...]

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