Passive Continental Margin

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-020349",
  "term": "Passive Continental Margin",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The transition between oceanic and continental crust that is not an active plate margin. This feature was constructed by sedimentation above an ancient rift, now marked by transitional crust. Major tectonic movement is broad, whereas regional vertical adjustment, Earthquakes, and volcanic activity are minor and local.",
  "references": [
    "Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/passive-continental-margin/"
}