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Record 1 2011-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plate Tectonics
CONT

Two silicic large igneous provinces related to continental plate breakup have been recognized in the rock record: the Early Cretaceous Whitsunday volcanic province of eastern Australia ... and the Jurassic Chon Aike province of South America and the Antarctic Peninsula ...

OBS

plate breakup: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique des plaques
CONT

La fragmentation de la plaque Afrique-Arabie a été provoquée à la fois par les forces de traction générées au nord par la subduction de la Téthys sous l'Eurasie (qui conduira à la disparition quasi-complète de la Téthys), et par l'émergence dans la région des Afars d'un point chaud associé à un volcanisme intense autour de 30 Ma.

OBS

fragmentation de la plaque : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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