Structural basin
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A structural basin is a large-scale structural formation of rock strata formed by tectonic warping of previously flat-lying strata into a syncline fold. They are geological depressions, the inverse of
Wilpena Pound structural basin in South Australia
Wilpena Pound structural basin
Passive margin
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A passive margin is the transition between oceanic and continental lithosphere that is not an active plate margin. A passive margin forms by sedimentation above an ancient rift, now marked by transiti
Structural basin
…Geologic provinces of the world (USGS) Shield Platform Orogen Basin Large igneous province Extended crust Oceanic crust: 0–20 Ma 20–65 Ma >65 Ma Wilpena Pound structural basin in South Australia A structural basin is a large-scale structural formation of…
Rifting-to-spreading transition
Passive continental margin