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WILSON CYCLE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plate Tectonics
DEF

The hypothesis proposed by the geophysicist John Tuzo Wilson (1908-93) that an ocean develops through six distinct stages driven by the movement of crustal plates.

CONT

The Wilson cycle (a plate tectonics based rock cycle) was developed by J. Tuzo Wilson during the 1950s and 1960s.

OBS

Wilson Cycle: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

Key term(s)
  • super-continent cycle
  • super continent cycle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique des plaques
DEF

Évolution des continents et des bassins océaniques en trois phases : fragmentation des continents et ouverture des océans, disparition des océans et rapprochement des continents, collision entre les continents et formation de chaînes de montagnes.

CONT

Le cycle de Wilson [...] décrit la formation puis la dislocation d'un supercontinent sur une période d'environ 400 millions d'années [...]

OBS

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

Spanish

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