GATE GG-1 · 2018 · PART-A
Question 12: Global tectonics
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Question 12
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The figure below shows the triple junction between three plates A, B and C. The boundary between the plates A and B is a ridge with a half-spreading rate of 4 cm/year. The A-C and B-C boundaries are collinear and orthogonal to the A-B ridge. The A-C boundary is a dextral transform fault with a relative velocity of 6 cm/year. The boundary between plates B and C is
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2018PART-A
GATE GG-1 2018 · Paper 1
Geology and Geophysics · Original paper archive
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