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DEBUT RIFTING [1 record]

Record 1 2008-08-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
CONT

The west margin of the stable craton, termed Ancestral North America, was long-lived, from its rift inception in the Mid-Proterozoic to the Mesozoic ( - 1500 to -400 Ma), and comprised a passive margin setting with a deep miogeocline.

OBS

rift inception: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
CONT

Suivant les auteurs, le début du rifting pourrait se situer entre le Permien supérieur et le Jurassique moyen et sa fin entre le Jurassique et le Crétacé inférieur à moyen.

OBS

commencement du rifting : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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