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rift1 Geology a long narrow zone of faulting resulting from tensional stress in the earth's crust rift2 US 1. a shallow or rocky part in a stream 2. the backwash from a wave that has just broken rift [rift] (geology) A narrow opening in a rock caused by cracking or splitting. A high, narrow passage in a cave. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Most Idaho wine grape vine-yards are located in the Western Snake River Plain (WSRP) rift basin (~43[degrees]N, ~117[degrees]W) on soils derived from lake, river, volcanic and wind-blown sediments. The Mae Sot is a rift basin, containing fluvio-lacustrine sediments in the Oligocene. Similarly, from a hydrogeological point of view, rapid convection of meteoric waters is known from intermontane rift basins. |
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