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This second edition, coming after the first one published in 1990, has been entirely revised in order to show a clear distinction between sedimentary, volcanic extrusive, and endogenous dated formations. The geology of the oceans has been also updated according to the most recent magnetic and satellite-gravimetric data. Positions of the main volcanoes and meteoritic craters were added to the map. The new cartographic conception of the map allows a rapid visual reconstruction of the main plates and sub-plates of the global tectonics. This geological wall map is the only one existing today that presents the world geological setting at a glance. There is a clearly distinguishable contrast between the continents - whose rocks may attain an age up to nearly 4 billion years&endash; and the oceanic crust - whose age does not exceed 200 million years.
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61112
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- GIS DatasetNational
- Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC)
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- Earth Sciences
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2000-01-01T00:00:00
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