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Bilingual glossary of geology


Active Margin  Marge active
A continental margin characterized by volcanic activity and frequent earthquakes and associated with subduction or transform faulting (Grotzinger et al., 2007)

Themes:
  Plate tectonics theory and rock cycle

Related words:
  Continental Margin
  Passive Margin


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