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Wilson cycle: a standalone construct

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Tectonics

the cycle of ocean basins opening by rifting and later closing by subduction and continental collision.

In tectonics, Wilson cycle refers to the cycle of ocean basins opening by rifting and later closing by subduction and continental collision. This meaning comes from Wilson (1966) in Nature.[1]

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collision3 fields · 7 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs cycle4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs opening1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct

References

Wilson, J. T. (1966). Did the Atlantic Close and then Re-Open? Nature, 211(5050), 676-681. https://doi.org/10.1038/211676a0

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