与曾经是大陆性陆地的一部分的海洋岛屿不同，由火山作用等地质过程形成的岛屿只包含可以被运输到那里的动植物。
Unlike Oceanic islands that were once part of continental landmasses, islands formed by such geological processes as volcanism contain only plants and animals that could be transported there.
这些转换断层系统对中国大陆东、南缘含油气盆地和边缘构造带的形成和地质演化起着重要的作用。
These transform fault series play an important role in the formation and the geological evolution of the Southeastern China continental margin basins and the tectonic-structural zones.
综合介绍了关于大陆裂谷形成机制主要分成主动型和被动型两种裂谷作用的基本类型和地幔底辟模型的论点。
The second one depicts research developments in the formation mechanism of continental rifts, pointing out the two major types of rifting, active and passive, and the model of mantle diapire.
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