Concept information
Preferred term
plate boundary
Definition
- The plate boundary or plate margin or plate junction is a zone of seismic and tectonic activity presumed to mark the edge of lithospheric plates; it may be a zone of accretion, of subduction or a transform fault. (Adapted from: Moureau M. & Brace G. (2000). Comprehensive Dictionary of Earth Science - Dictionnaire des Sciences de la Terre. Paris, Technip.)
Broader concept
Entry terms
- plate junction
- plate margin
In other languages
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French
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frontière de plaque
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limite de plaques lithosphériques
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limite de plaques tectoniques
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/QX8-D9358SL3-Z
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