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Record 1 2002-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
CONT

Cratonization [occurred] during the Precambrian.

OBS

craton: The large, relatively immobile portion of continents consisting of both shield and platform areas.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
DEF

Processus de formation de cratons.

CONT

Par le jeu répété des cycles orogéniques se construisent les continents : tel est le sens des «cratonisations» successives; le mot «craton» désigne la partie continentale stable à un moment donné par opposition à la ceinture orogénique mobile de la même époque.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tectónica
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