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Page 110
... matching of geological provinces . Ages of rocks . Before the development of radiometric dating methods , the equivalent ages of orogenic belts stops with the card that causes the total to reach. 110 Continental Drift.
... matching of geological provinces . Ages of rocks . Before the development of radiometric dating methods , the equivalent ages of orogenic belts stops with the card that causes the total to reach. 110 Continental Drift.
Page 112
... mesosphere local tension Figure 4 : Three - dimensional diagram showing crustal generation and destruction according to the plate - tectonics principle . and the Atlantic was a narrow rift , now lie. 112 Continental Drift.
... mesosphere local tension Figure 4 : Three - dimensional diagram showing crustal generation and destruction according to the plate - tectonics principle . and the Atlantic was a narrow rift , now lie. 112 Continental Drift.
Page 115
... Continental Drift ( 1966 ) , a short review of current ideas on drift followed by evidence from the Arctic and eastern seaboard of Canada ; S.K. RUNCORN ( ed . ) , Con- tinental Drift ( 1962 ) , includes much data on paleomagnetism and ...
... Continental Drift ( 1966 ) , a short review of current ideas on drift followed by evidence from the Arctic and eastern seaboard of Canada ; S.K. RUNCORN ( ed . ) , Con- tinental Drift ( 1962 ) , includes much data on paleomagnetism and ...
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