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Record 1 2008-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
CONT

The second stage of rifting at about 95 Ma, just prior to sea-floor spreading, had fault trends between east-southeast and southeast.

OBS

rifting stage: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
CONT

[...] c'est suite au stade de rifting, suivi du processus d'océanisation qui s'est déroulé au Miocène moyen, entre 21 et 15 Ma que la Corse et la Sardaigne ont acquis leur statut insulaire.

CONT

Le développement du bassin Gaissa durant le Riphéen supérieur fut suivi peu temps après, au Sinien inférieur, par un stade de distension de l'océan Iapetus.

OBS

stade de rifting; stade de distension : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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