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CYCLE SUPERCONTINENTS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-12-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plate Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Wilson Cycle
1, record 1, English, Wilson%20Cycle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Wilson's cycle 2, record 1, English, Wilson%27s%20cycle
correct
- supercontinent cycle 3, record 1, English, supercontinent%20cycle
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 4, record 1, English, - Wilson%20Cycle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Wilson cycle (a plate tectonics based rock cycle) was developed by J. Tuzo Wilson during the 1950s and 1960s. 5, record 1, English, - Wilson%20Cycle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Wilson Cycle: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 1, English, - Wilson%20Cycle
Record 1, Key term(s)
- super-continent cycle
- super continent cycle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique des plaques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cycle de Wilson
1, record 1, French, cycle%20de%20Wilson
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cycle des supercontinents 2, record 1, French, cycle%20des%20supercontinents
correct, masculine noun
- cycle des super-continents 3, record 1, French, cycle%20des%20super%2Dcontinents
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 3, record 1, French, - cycle%20de%20Wilson
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le cycle de Wilson [...] décrit la formation puis la dislocation d'un supercontinent sur une période d'environ 400 millions d'années [...] 4, record 1, French, - cycle%20de%20Wilson
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cycle de Wilson : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 1, French, - cycle%20de%20Wilson
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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