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The Crustal Age map from NOAA considered by expansion tectonics as the most important geological map in modern geology

Expansion tectonics is a term coined by Australian geologist Dr. James Maxlow to describe the study of an expanding and growing earth and other celestial bodies as compared to the standard plate tectonics] which hypothsizes a fixed radius, constant mass earth.

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	[[File:CrustalAgeMapNOAA.gif\|thumbnail\|~~400px~~\|]]Expansion tectonics is a term coined by Australian geologist [[James Maxlow\|Dr. James Maxlow]] to describe the study of an expanding and growing earth and other celestial bodies as compared to the standard [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plate_tectonics plate tectonics]] which hypothsizes a fixed radius, constant mass earth.		[[File:CrustalAgeMapNOAA.gif\|thumbnail\|500px\|The Crustal Age map from NOAA considered by expansion tectonics as the most important geological map in modern geology]]Expansion tectonics is a term coined by Australian geologist [[James Maxlow\|Dr. James Maxlow]] to describe the study of an expanding and growing earth and other celestial bodies as compared to the standard [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plate_tectonics plate tectonics]] which hypothsizes a fixed radius, constant mass earth.