spreading

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ID:

http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/EventProcessValue/spreading

This version:

http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/EventProcessValue/spreading:1

Latest version:

http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/EventProcessValue/spreading

Label:

spreading

Definition:

A process whereby new oceanic crust is formed by upwelling of magma at the center of mid-ocean ridges and by a moving-away of the new material from the site of upwelling at rates of one to ten centimeters per year.

Governance level:

eu-technical

Status:

Valid

Parents:

tectonic process

Themes:

Geology

Application schema:

Geology

Code list:

Event Process

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