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ZONE ACCRETION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1997-01-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Tectonics
- Plate Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- accretion zone
1, record 1, English, accretion%20zone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- accumulation zone 2, record 1, English, accumulation%20zone
- extension zone 3, record 1, English, extension%20zone
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Tectonique
- Tectonique des plaques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- zone d'accrétion
1, record 1, French, zone%20d%27accr%C3%A9tion
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- zone d'extension 2, record 1, French, zone%20d%27extension
correct, feminine noun
- zone d'accumulation 3, record 1, French, zone%20d%27accumulation
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
rifts qui sont le plus souvent immergés et constituent les dorsales ou rides médio-océaniques [...] 4, record 1, French, - zone%20d%27accr%C3%A9tion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Sorte de limite entre les plaques qui se situe au niveau des dorsales océaniques et que l'on considère comme région de production de croûte océanique, ce qui se manifeste au fond de l'océan, dans le rift, par un volcanisme basaltique. 5, record 1, French, - zone%20d%27accr%C3%A9tion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... il est également probable que d'autres édifices volcaniques se sont mis en place dans une croûte plus ancienne et hors de zones d'accrétion. 5, record 1, French, - zone%20d%27accr%C3%A9tion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
On notera [...] les 3 types de frontières possibles entre les plaques : zones d'accrétion (dorsales), zones de subduction, failles transformantes [...] 4, record 1, French, - zone%20d%27accr%C3%A9tion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les plaques prennent naissance au niveau des dorsales océaniques (zones d'accrétion) et sont résorbées au niveau des plans de Benioff (phénomène de subduction). 4, record 1, French, - zone%20d%27accr%C3%A9tion
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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