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Outline of plate tectonics

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This is a list of articles related to plate tectonics and tectonic plates. Plate tectonics (from Latin tectonicus, from Ancient Greek τεκτονικός...

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Plate tectonics

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interactive plate-tectonic reconstructions Outline of plate tectonics – Hierarchical outline list of articles related to plate tectonics List of submarine...

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Outline of geology

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major oilfields of the past and present List of plate tectonics topics – Hierarchical outline list of articles related to plate tectonicsPages displaying...

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Ring of Fire

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parts of the Pacific Ocean. The Andesite Line and the Ring of Fire closely match in terms of location. The development of the theory of plate tectonics since...

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Turgay Depression

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swathes of it are used for pasture. Geology of Kazakhstan Kazakh Steppe Outline of plate tectonics Origin of Oligocene channel ironstones of Lisakovsk...

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Continental drift

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hypothesis of continental drift has since been validated and incorporated into the science of plate tectonics, which studies the movement of the continents...

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Caribbean Plate

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The Caribbean Plate is a mostly oceanic tectonic plate underlying Central America and the Caribbean Sea off the northern coast of South America. Roughly...

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Tectonics of Mars

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occurs throughout the study of tectonics on Mars. In general, Mars lacks unambiguous evidence that terrestrial-style plate tectonics has shaped its surface...

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Geology of Indonesia

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The tectonics of Indonesia are very complex, as it is a meeting point of several tectonic plates. Indonesia is located between two continental plates: the...

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Oblique subduction

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"Geological understanding of plate tectonics: Basic concepts, illustrations, examples and new perspectives". Global Tectonics and Metallogeny. 10: 23–46...

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Outline of geophysics

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composition; its dynamics and their surface expression in plate tectonics, the generation of magmas, volcanism and rock formation. However, modern geophysics...

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Outline of biology

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extinction – mass extinction – fossil – taphonomy – geologic time – plate tectonics – continental drift – vicariance – Gondwana – Pangaea – endosymbiosis...

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Outline of oceanography

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currents, waves, and geophysical fluid dynamics; plate tectonics and seabed geology; and fluxes of various chemical substances and physical properties...

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Tectonic evolution of Patagonia

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Following the period of late Paleozoic convergence that led to the collision of Patagonia with Gondwana, a transition to extensional tectonics in the Triassic...

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Supercontinent cycle

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operation of lid tectonics (comparable to the tectonics operating on Mars and Venus) during Precambrian times, as opposed to the plate tectonics seen on...

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Timeline of the far future

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scales; evolutionary biology, which studies how life evolves over time; plate tectonics, which shows how continents shift over millennia; and sociology, which...

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Outline of the Solar System

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Atmosphere of Earth Geology of Earth Lithosphere of Earth Plate tectonics Hydrosphere of Earth Water distribution on Earth Tides Physical characteristics of Mars...

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Geology

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geological history of the Earth as a whole. One aspect is to demonstrate the age of the Earth. Geology provides evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary...

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Geology of the Alps

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and tectonic subsidence has produced the gaps in between. The Alps arose as a result of the collision of the African and Eurasian tectonic plates, in...

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Antler orogeny

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earliest effort to relate plate tectonics specifically to the Antler orogeny was briefly outlined by E.M. Moores: A collision of this continental margin...

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Tanya Atwater

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geologist who specializes in plate tectonics. She is particularly renowned for her early research on the plate tectonic history of western North America. Atwater...

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Index of geology articles

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by optical properties List of oil fields List of plate tectonics topics List of rock types List of tectonic plates List of volcanoes Contents:  Top A...

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Earth

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rivers and atmospheric water combined. Earth's crust consists of slowly moving tectonic plates, which interact to produce mountain ranges, volcanoes, and...

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Geophysics

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composition; its dynamics and their surface expression in plate tectonics, the generation of magmas, volcanism and rock formation. However, modern geophysics...

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Kutai Basin

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the continental shelf of Borneo. The Cenozoic plate tectonics of the Indonesian region have generated a complex assemblage of micro-continental blocks...

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Grenville orogeny

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3.CO;2. Mosher, S.; et al. (2008). "Mesoproterozoic plate tectonics: A collisional model for the Grenville-aged orogenic belt in the Llano...

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