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passive margin

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passive margin [′pas·iv ′mär·jən]
(geology)
A continental margin formed by rifting during continental breakup.
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9781862392618 The nature and origin of compression in passive margins.
The nature and origin of compression in passive margins by SciTech Book News
But then we live in a 3D world, as is confirmed by the variety of passive margin features described in this volume.
Imaging, Mapping and Modelling Continental Lithosphere Extension and ... by Hall, Jeremy / Geoscience Canada
Today LIPs (composed primarily of iron- and magnesium-rich rock) are found both on land, as continental "flood basalts," and under the sea, mostly as oceanic plateaus in the middle of oceans and as volcanic passive margins along the edges of continents.
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