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CONTINENTAL BASEMENT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-09-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of the Sea
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- area basement 1, record 1, English, area%20basement
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- continental basement 1, record 1, English, continental%20basement
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la mer
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- socle continental
1, record 1, French, socle%20continental
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1992-07-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- continental basement
1, record 2, English, continental%20basement
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... we may infer that in the basal portions of Atlantic-type geosynclines, along the line where the continental basement gives way to an oceanic one, extensive evaporite deposits laid down during the Red Sea stage may occur. 1, record 2, English, - continental%20basement
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- socle continental
1, record 2, French, socle%20continental
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si les causes cosmiques et tellurique de l'orogenèse sont permanentes, le matériel sur lequel elles s'exercent a perdu de sa plasticité, et l'induration progressive des socles continentaux ou cratons brassés par des orogénies successives apparaît comme une tendance majeure de l'évolution de l'écorce terrestre. 1, record 2, French, - socle%20continental
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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