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    From Travis McGee@21:1/5 to All on Thu Feb 16 13:15:16 2017
    https://www.geosociety.org/gsatoday/archive/27/3/pdf/GSATG321A.1.pdf


    A 4.9 Mkm2 region of the southwest Pacific Ocean is made up of
    continental crust. The region has elevated bathymetry relative to
    surrounding oceanic crust, diverse and silica-rich rocks, and relatively
    thick and low-velocity crustal structure. Its isolation from Australia
    and large area support its definition as a continent—Zealandia.
    Zealandia was formerly part of Gondwana. Today it is 94% submerged,
    mainly as a result of widespread Late Cretaceous crustal thinning
    preceding supercontinent breakup and consequent isostatic balance. The identification of Zealandia as a geological continent, rather than a
    collection of continental islands, fragments, and slices, more correctly represents the geology of this part of Earth. Zealandia provides a fresh context in which to investigate processes of continental rifting,
    thinning, and breakup.

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  • From Paul in Houston TX@21:1/5 to Travis McGee on Thu Feb 16 22:49:17 2017
    Travis McGee wrote:
    https://www.geosociety.org/gsatoday/archive/27/3/pdf/GSATG321A.1.pdf


    A 4.9 Mkm2 region of the southwest Pacific Ocean is made up of
    continental crust. The region has elevated bathymetry relative to
    surrounding oceanic crust, diverse and silica-rich rocks, and relatively thick and low-velocity crustal structure. Its isolation from Australia
    and large area support its definition as a continent—Zealandia.
    Zealandia was formerly part of Gondwana. Today it is 94% submerged,
    mainly as a result of widespread Late Cretaceous crustal thinning
    preceding supercontinent breakup and consequent isostatic balance. The identification of Zealandia as a geological continent, rather than a collection of continental islands, fragments, and slices, more correctly represents the geology of this part of Earth. Zealandia provides a fresh context in which to investigate processes of continental rifting,
    thinning, and breakup.

    Thanks Travis.
    Interesting article.

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  • From magneticpole@21:1/5 to All on Sun Feb 19 10:23:26 2017
    Le 17/02/2017 à 05:49, Paul in Houston TX a écrit :
    Travis McGee wrote:
    https://www.geosociety.org/gsatoday/archive/27/3/pdf/GSATG321A.1.pdf


    A 4.9 Mkm2 region of the southwest Pacific Ocean is made up of
    continental crust. The region has elevated bathymetry relative to
    surrounding oceanic crust, diverse and silica-rich rocks, and relatively
    thick and low-velocity crustal structure. Its isolation from Australia
    and large area support its definition as a continent—Zealandia.
    Zealandia was formerly part of Gondwana. Today it is 94% submerged,
    mainly as a result of widespread Late Cretaceous crustal thinning
    preceding supercontinent breakup and consequent isostatic balance. The
    identification of Zealandia as a geological continent, rather than a
    collection of continental islands, fragments, and slices, more correctly
    represents the geology of this part of Earth. Zealandia provides a fresh
    context in which to investigate processes of continental rifting,
    thinning, and breakup.

    Thanks Travis.
    Interesting article.


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