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Record 1 2000-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
CONT

In the plate tectonic theory, sediments can accumulate on a continent during a passive phase when its margin is a trailing edge and during an active phase when subduction is to beneath its margin or its margin has arrived at place of subduction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
CONT

La phase passive de sédimentation est celle pendant laquelle se forme la surface limite d'un sommet de banc.

Spanish

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