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Record 1 1985-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plate Tectonics
CONT

Hypothesis proposed ... to explain how the spreading center operates includes the idea that each large dome between transform faults is an individual spreading cell; an area where the creation of oceanic crust proceeds independently.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique des plaques
CONT

L'hypothèse proposée (...) pour expliquer le fonctionnement de la dorsale est fondée sur l'idée qu'à chaque grand dôme situé entre deux failles transformantes correspond une seule cellule d'accrétion; cette cellule est une région où la création de croûte océanique se fait (...) indépendamment des régions adjacentes.

Spanish

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