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Divergent active continental margin

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-008308

Areas where tensional tectonic forces result in the crustal rocks being stretched and-ultimately - split apart or rifted. These areas are marked by subsidence and a continental rise.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-008308
FieldEnvironment
SubjectNatural environments
ReferencesFederal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-008308",
  "term": "Divergent active continental margin",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Divergent Active Continental Margin",
  "definition": "Areas where tensional tectonic forces result in the crustal rocks being stretched and-ultimately - split apart or rifted. These areas are marked by subsidence and a continental rise.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/divergent-active-continental-margin/"
}

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