Le Pichon plate model (1968)
GPTKB entity
Statements (18)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
tectonic plate model
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gptkbp:basisFor |
further tectonic plate models
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gptkbp:describes |
Earth's lithosphere as divided into six major plates
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Le Pichon plate model (1968)
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gptkbp:influenced |
development of modern plate tectonics theory
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gptkbp:majorPlates |
gptkb:Eurasian_Plate
gptkb:North_American_Plate gptkb:Antarctic_Plate gptkb:Indo-Australian_Plate gptkb:Pacific_Plate gptkb:South_American_Plate gptkb:African_Plate |
gptkbp:proposedBy |
gptkb:Xavier_Le_Pichon
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gptkbp:publishedIn |
gptkb:Journal_of_Geophysical_Research
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gptkbp:significance |
first quantitative model of plate tectonics
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gptkbp:yearProposed |
1968
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Xavier_Le_Pichon
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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