Wilson Cycle Flashcards

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What is the Wilson Cycle?

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A model that describes the opening and closing of teh ocean during the subduction of tectonic plates

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What are the stages of the Wilson Cycle?

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First, an ocean rift is formed. Then, the lithosphere is subducted, afterwards the closure of the basin is initiated, culminating in the continent to continent collision

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