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Contenido: 13 Implications of plate tectonics: 13.1 Environmental change -- 13.1.1 Changes in sea level and sea water chemistry -- 13.1.2 Changes in oceanic circulation and the Earth?s climate -- 13.1.3 Land areas and climate -- 13.2 Economic geology -- 13.2.1 Introduction -- 13.2.2 Autochthonous and allochthonous mineral deposits -- 13.2.3 Deposits of sedimentary basins -- 13.2.4 Deposits related to climate -- 13.2.5 Geothermal power -- 13.3 Natural hazards.

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