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CONTINENTAL CONTRACTION [1 record]

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Record 1 1977-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plate Tectonics
  • Tectonics
OBS

periods of plate tectonics and continental drift alternate with less mobile periods of oceanic expansion and continental contraction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique des plaques
  • Tectonique
OBS

Les périodes de tectonique de plaque et de dérive continentale alternent avec des périodes moins mobiles d'expansion océanique et de contraction continentale.

Spanish

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