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Transition between oceanic and continental lithosphere that is not an active plate margin
A passive margin is the transition between oceanic and continental lithosphere that is not an active plate margin. A passive margin forms by sedimentation
Passive_margin
Zone of the ocean floor
outermost zone of the continental margin. There are two types of continental margins: active and passive margins. Active margins are typically associated with
Continental_margin
Large sedimentary basin in the US
marine sedimentation onto the ancestral Tobosa Basin characterized the passive margin, shallow marine environment. The Tobosa Basin also contains basement
Permian_Basin_(North_America)
Geology of the area in California and Nevada
straits. A passive margin developed on the edges of these new seas in the Death Valley region. Carbonate banks formed on this part of the two margins only to
Geology of the Death Valley area
Geology_of_the_Death_Valley_area
Atlantic Coast turned from an active margin into a passive one. Terranes were no longer accreted onto the margin; instead, sediment eroded off the Appalachians
Geology_of_North_America
Regions of long-term subsidence creating space for infilling by sediments
form a passive margin. In this case the sedimentary rocks of the rift basin phase are overlain by those rocks deposited during the passive margin phase
Sedimentary_basin
Geological process of stretching planet crust
antiformal closures and these are known as metamorphic core complexes. Passive margins above a weak layer develop a specific set of extensional structures
Extensional_tectonics
Form of transitional crust
Volcanic passive margins (VPM) and non-volcanic passive margins are the two forms of transitional crust that lie beneath passive continental margins that
Volcanic_passive_margin
Geological fold structures in the Middle East and northeast Africa
by extensional tectonics, was associated with the development of a passive margin in northern Africa as the Neotethys Ocean was formed. The second, dominated
Syrian_Arc
Non-volcanic passive margins (NVPM) constitute one end member of the transitional crustal types that lie beneath passive continental margins; the other
Non-volcanic_passive_margins
Rockall–Porcupine margin or Irish-Scottish margin is part of the continental margin of Northwestern Europe, lying to the west of Ireland and Scotland. The margin is
Rockall–Porcupine_margin
Foreland basin in Venezuela
South American Plate developed into a passive margin with the Proto-Caribbean Seaway. This stable passive margin allowed for thermal subsidence to occur
Maracaibo_Basin
Landmass comprising more than one continental core, or craton
where passive margins form. The edges of these continents may rift. At this point, seafloor spreading becomes the driving force. Passive margins are therefore
Supercontinent
Coastal and oceanic landform
of the deep ocean basin proper, but the flooded margins of the continent. Passive continental margins such as most of the Atlantic coasts have wide and
Continental_shelf
Late-Proterozoic to early-Palaeozoic continent
Mesoproterozoic sediments. The margin became a passive margin facing the Ural Ocean in the Cambrian–Ordovician. The eastern margin stretches south through the
Baltica
Bay on the east coast of North America
drifting, and inversion on the passive margin of central eastern North America: an analog for other passive margins". AAPG Bulletin. 82 (5 A): 817–835
Bay_of_Fundy
First geological period of the Paleozoic Era
convergent margin. Along the then western margin, Late Neoproterozoic to early Cambrian rifting was followed by the development of a passive margin. To the
Cambrian
Geological process at tectonic plate boundaries
passive margin. Some passive margins have up to 10 km (6.2 mi) of sedimentary and volcanic rocks covering the continental crust. As a passive margin is
Subduction
Large geographical region identified by convention
comprising the continental cratons. The margins of geologic continents are either active or passive. An active margin is characterised by mountain building
Continent
Fifth period of the Paleozoic Era
the passive margin of northeastern Laurussia (Baltica craton). The suture zone between the former island arc complex and the continental margin formed
Carboniferous
Geological processes that underlie the formation of mountains
no widely accepted geophysical model that explains elevated passive continental margins such as the Scandinavian Mountains, eastern Greenland, the Brazilian
Mountain_formation
shallow water carbonates. Throughout the Mesozoic, Venezuela was a passive margin of the South American continent. Pull-apart basins began to form, filling
Geology_of_Venezuela
Severe glaciation during the Paleoproterozoic era
have occurred within a rift basin that evolved into a largely marine passive margin setting. The glacial diamictite deposits within the Huronian are on
Huronian_glaciation
Desert in the southwestern United States
Mojave was again likely submerged under a greater sea. The passive margin switched to active margin in the early-to-mid Mesozoic when the Farallon Plate under
Mojave_Desert
Concept in structural geology
on strike-slip faults and as part of detached fault systems on some passive margins. In areas of thrust tectonics, two main processes are recognized: thin-skinned
Thrust_tectonics
models: Passive continental margin model Crystalline axis model Accreted terrane model Carboniferous-extension model This model is a single margin model
Pre-collisional_Himalaya
Mountain range in eastern North America
continental margin coincident with the initiation of subduction. Thrust faulting uplifted and warped older sedimentary rock laid down on the passive margin. As
Appalachian_Mountains
Repeated joining and separation of Earth's continents
sediment depths, emplacement of large igneous provinces, and the effect of passive margin extension. Of these, oceanic crust age, and marine sediment depths seem
Supercontinent_cycle
Process of evolution of Earth's crust
strike-slip faults, in back-arc basins, and on the continental end of passive margin sequences where a detachment layer is present. Thrust tectonics is associated
Tectonics
Geologic description of the Appalachian Mountains
continental margin, coincident with the initiation of subduction. Thrust faulting uplifted and warped older sedimentary rock laid down on the passive margin. As
Geology_of_the_Appalachians
Geology and geomorphology of a national park in New Zealand
Overlying the arc-related sequence is a Late Cambrian to Early Devonian passive margin succession of clastic and carbonate sedimentary rocks. The Tākaka terrane
Geology and geomorphology of Kahurangi National Park
Geology_and_geomorphology_of_Kahurangi_National_Park
Geologic formation in Colombia
subdivided into six phases. The basin started as a passive margin in the Paleozoic, followed by a compressive margin in the Late Permian to Triassic, a phase of
Cesar-Ranchería_Basin
Large basin containing the Rub' al Khali desert
halite deposition. This tectonic regime gradually transitioned into a passive margin setting with the opening of the Neo-Tethys in the Early Triassic. During
Rub'_al_Khali_Basin
Oilfield in India
Krishna Godavari Basin is a peri-cratonic passive margin basin in India. It is spread across more than 50,000 square kilometres in the Krishna River and
Krishna_Godavari_Basin
Fourth period of the Paleozoic Era
Gondwana was mostly a passive margin, hosting extensive marine deposits in areas such as northwest Africa and Tibet. The eastern margin, though warmer than
Devonian
Sinking of the Earth's crust on a large scale
subsidence on a large scale in a variety of environments, including passive margins, aulacogens, fore-arc basins, foreland basins, intercontinental basins
Tectonic_subsidence
Mountain range in Oman and the UAE
the modern convergence of the Australian passive margin under Eurasian oceanic crust, Arabian passive margin sediments became highly deformed and shortened
Hajar_Mountains
First period of the Mesozoic Era
the thinned crust of Greater India, the northern margin of which supplied sediments to the passive margin. The counterclockwise rotation of Pangea precipitated
Triassic
Fields with over 500 million barrels of recoverable oil or gas equivalent
fields exist in two characteristic tectonic settings—passive margin and rift environments. Passive margins are found along the edges of major ocean basins
Giant_oil_and_gas_fields
Metamorphic or igneous rocks below a sedimentary platform or cover
divergent to passive margin tectonics along the Appalachian Mountains. After seafloor spreading began in the Early Jurassic, the margin (the future east
Basement_(geology)
African submarine canyon at the end of the Congo River
view of the interaction between a giant submarine fan and a mature passive margin (ZaiAngo project)". Tectonophysics. 470 (1): 42–56. Bibcode:2009Tectp
Congo_Canyon
Tectonic plate including Southeast Asia
subducting under oceanic. However, it then transitioned to continental passive margin subducting under oceanic plate. This rare phenomenon continues due to
Sunda_plate
the Rodinia supercontinent and the formation of the Iapetus Ocean. Passive margin sequences are preserved within the lowermost allochthon and parautochthon
Geology_of_Norway
Mountain range in Finland, Norway, and Sweden
geologists. Geologically, the Scandinavian Mountains are an elevated, passive continental margin similar to the mountains and plateaux found on the opposite side
Scandinavian_Mountains
Neoproterozoic to Cretaceous landmass
northern margin remained a mostly passive margin throughout the Paleozoic. The Early Permian opening of the Neo-Tethys Ocean along this margin produced
Gondwana
platforms and passive margin basins existed in South Australia – – formed in the foreland of the Delamerian Orogeny. Western Australian passive margin basins
Geology_of_Australia
Offshore oil field in Vietnam
inspection of the seismic profile of the area shows faulted basement passive margin which is sealed by an onlapping sedimentary sequence. It is plausible
Bạch_Hổ_oil_field
Atlantic fragment of continental crust
Atlantic margin (Aegir Ridge in this area), the Jan Mayen Microcontinent formed part of the passive margin developed along the East Greenland margin. Towards
Jan_Mayen_Microcontinent
Coastal sedimentary basin of Brazil
Campos Basin contains the Paraiba do Sul River delta. The South Atlantic margin developed on Archean stable cratons consisting of hard and resistant rocks
Campos_Basin
"megamullions". Passive margins form during the break-up of existing continental masses as the product of progressive rifting. On some margins, there is very
Exhumed_mantle
First period of the Cenozoic Era
development of the Dinarides, Hellenides and Tauride mountain chains as the passive margin sediments of Adria were scrapped off onto the Eurasia crust during subduction
Paleogene
North American geological structure
earthquake to have occurred along the passive margin of North America and possibly the largest passive-margin earthquake worldwide. Coincidentally, it
Canadian_Arctic_Rift_System
Topics referred to by the same term
planned for Block 5 of the US Navy's Virginia-class submarine Volcanic passive margin VPM Media Corporation VPM SnC, an Italian autogyro company, renamed
VPM
Supposed tectonic microplate containing the Greenland craton
Geller, R.J., Wang, S.-C. & Kroeger, G.C. (1979). "Earthquakes along the passive margin of eastern Canada". Geophysical Research Letters. 6 (7). Geophys. Res
Greenland_plate
Island of Indonesia
consequence of the subduction of the Scott Plateau of the Australian passive margin. More work is needed to understand the crustal and tectonic mechanisms
Rote_Island
Batholith in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, United States
metamorphosed. The "host rocks" include passive margin sequence units, deep water sediments, and shallow-water passive margin units. There are several locations
Sierra_Nevada_Batholith
Sedimentary basin in Australia
offshore in water depths ranging from 50-3,000 meters. Otway represents a passive margin rift basin and is one of a series of basins located along the Australian
Otway_Basin
Type of quartzite rock
to possibly define a large sedimentary wedge that once covered the passive margin on the then-southern side of the North American craton. In human history
Sioux_Quartzite
Silt deposition landform at the mouth of a river
along passive continental margins. This phenomenon is due mainly to three factors: topography, basin area, and basin elevation. Topography along passive margins
River_delta
Steep-sided valley cut into the seabed of the continental slope
common on the steep slopes found on active margins compared to those on the gentler slopes found on passive margins. They show erosion through all substrates
Submarine_canyon
once per 670 years". The Atlantic continental margin of the Northeastern United States is a passive margin. The seismicity of the northeast is generally
Seismicity of the New York City area
Seismicity_of_the_New_York_City_area
Geological feature in the Atlantic Ocean
Consequently, this area is a rare case of a passive margin slowly being transformed into an active margin. The extension of this subduction system, known
Azores–Gibraltar transform fault
Azores–Gibraltar_transform_fault
Argentinian sedimentary basin
and Early Cretaceous (rift stage) to the Quaternary, representing the passive margin tectonic phase of the basin history. The Mesozoic rifting in the basin
Colorado_Basin,_Argentina
Sedimentary rock deposit associated with the formation of mountain chains
to molasse transition in peripheral foreland basins: the role of the passive margin versus slab breakoff" Geology 25(12): pp. 1123–1126, doi: 10
Molasse
Oil field in Venezuela
Maracaibo Basin. Thermal subsidence and tectonic quiescence of the passive margin led to sediment accumulation and the absence of deformation of the basin
Bolivar_Coastal_Fields
Topics referred to by the same term
Continent-ocean boundary, the boundary between oceanic and continental crust on a passive margin Contingency Operating Base, a US military term, a forward operating
Cob
Landform created by the action of glaciers
Atle; Ottesen, Dag (2013). "Selective glacial erosion on the Norwegian passive margin". Geology. 41 (12): 1203–1206. Bibcode:2013Geo....41.1203H. doi:10.1130/g34806
Glacial_landform
(COTZ) is the boundary between continental crust and oceanic crust on a passive margin or the zone of transition between these two crustal types. The identification
Continent-ocean_boundary
Old and stable part of the continental lithosphere
geologically recent rifting events have separated cratons and created passive margins along their edges. Cratons are composed of ancient crystalline basement
Craton
Geological strata
nature and develop as a response to extensional collapse of a passive continental margin (i.e. Niger Delta, Mississippi Delta). Their main feature is that
Rollover_anticlines
Mississippian to Jurassic a carbonate ramp built out to the south on the passive margin of the Arctic Alaskan Plate. The Arctic Alaskan Plate was then rifted
Alaska_North_Slope_basin
Long, narrow crack opening on a planetary surface
plate interactions Mélange Mountain formation Nappe Obduction Orogeny Passive margin Plate tectonics Pull-apart basin Rift valley Rift Saddle Strike-slip
Fissure
Major geological province in Australia
a rift basin. After about 725 Ma, deposition continued in a mostly passive margin setting along the western edge of the Palaeo-Pacific Ocean, with renewed
Adelaide_Superbasin
Band in the Earth's crust from East Antarctica to the Arabian-Nubian Shield
Tanzania include rift sediments and passive margin metasediments from the early Neoproterozoic continental margin. They also include older crustal material
Mozambique_Belt
Precambrian craton that with four others makes up the modern continent of Africa
break-up. During the Neoproterozoic, Central Congo or Bas-Congo became a passive margin on which was deposited 4,000 m (13,000 ft) sediments. At the end of
Congo_Craton
Origins and structure of the Himalayan Mountain range
was accommodated by thrusting and folding of the sediments of the passive Indian margin together with the deformation of the Tibetan crust. Even though
Geology_of_the_Himalayas
Small tectonic plate in Central America
higher seismic activity, and the Atlantic side is more stable with a passive margin and broader marine shelf. The geologic processes that shaped Central
Panama_plate
Spatial entity with common geologic attributes
Extended crust Continental crust thinned due to extensional strain Passive margin Rift Basin and Range Province Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
Geologic_province
Examples of such basin classifications include intracratonic, rift, passive margin, strike-slip, forearc, backarc-marginal sea, fold and thrust belt, and
Sedimentary_basin_analysis
Geological formation in Italy and Switzerland
Formation, and was probably a shallow water succession, developed on the passive margin of the westernmost Southern Alps. It is known due to the exquisite preservation
Moltrasio_Formation
Geology of salt structures
from neighbouring piercements to form canopies.[citation needed] On passive margins where salt is present, such as the Gulf of Mexico, salt tectonics largely
Salt_tectonics
Fault in Quebec, Vermont, and New York
Valley. This east dipping thrust fault transports Cambrian-Ordovician passive margin shelf rocks westward by about 30–50 miles (48–80 km) and places them
Champlain_Thrust
Hill and Extinct volcano in Harrisonburg, Virginia
Lithosphere Beneath the Southern Part of the Eastern North American Passive Margin". Geophysical Research Letters. 48 (16) e2020GL090555. doi:10.1029/2020GL090555
Mole_Hill_(Virginia)
U.S. state
The shoreline shifted again to the eastern margin of the state and the Gulf of Mexico's passive margin began to form. Today 9 to 12 miles (14 to 19 km)
Texas
Orientation of a geologic feature
plate interactions Mélange Mountain formation Nappe Obduction Orogeny Passive margin Plate tectonics Pull-apart basin Rift valley Rift Saddle Strike-slip
Strike_and_dip
Highest mountain in Namibia
Cretaceous Brandberg and Okenyenya igneous complexes on Namibia's Atlantic passive margin". Tectonics. 24 (3): TC3006. Bibcode:2005Tecto..24.3006R. doi:10.1029/2004TC001688
Brandberg_Mountain
Lake in Himachal Pradesh, India
which is reported to be an early rifting event on the northern Indian passive margin, and the Basalts which are emplaced along the trans–tensional faults
Suraj_Tal
portion of Patagonia was separated from Gondwana, and the resulting passive margin that formed was a site of extensive sedimentation throughout the early-middle
Tectonic evolution of Patagonia
Tectonic_evolution_of_Patagonia
Uninhabited islet in the North Atlantic Ocean
tectonostratigraphy of the Rockall Plateau, Atlantic margin of NW Britain: Linking early spreading tectonics and passive margin response". Marine and Petroleum Geology
Rockall
Atlantic coastal region of the United States
The East Coast, with the exception of Eastern Maine, is a low relief, passive margin coast. It has been shaped by the Pleistocene glaciation in the far northern
East Coast of the United States
East_Coast_of_the_United_States
faults that initiate and evolve at the margins of continental plates. They extend parallel to passive margins that have high sediment supply. Their fault
Growth_fault
Area of sedimentation along the passive margin of a continent
A miogeocline is an area of sedimentation which occurs along the passive margin of a continent. The deposits occur as typically shallow water clastic sediments
Miogeocline
Sardinia Margin is a fault-bounded passive margin located northwest of the Vavilov Basin. Seismic reflection surveys across the Upper Sardinia Margin exhibit
Tyrrhenian_Basin
to deep water sediments by the Triassic. The region was a subsiding passive margin from the Early Cretaceous through the Eocene, experiencing deep water
Geology_of_Timor-Leste
Earthquake that struck Greenland and the Northwest Territories (now Nunavut), Canada
Nunavut. The event is the largest recorded earthquake to strike the passive margin of North America and is the largest north of the Arctic Circle. It is
1933_Baffin_Bay_earthquake
Sedimentary basin in the South Atlantic Ocean
north of the Pelotas Basin stratigraphy. Within the Brazilian Atlantic margin, the Pelotas Basin is relatively underexplored. Twenty exploration wells
Pelotas_Basin
Ancient granite-greenstone terrane in South Africa
and western margins of the evolving Kaapvaal shield. Archaean greenstone belts are hypothesized to have been formed from passive margin oceanic crust
Barberton_Greenstone_Belt
Paleocene and Cretaceous age. The northwestern margin of the plateau is interpreted to be a volcanic passive margin, with well-developed Seaward Dipping Reflectors
Rockall_Plateau
Basin in the West African South Atlantic Margin
the West African South Atlantic Margin which extends from Cameroon to Angola. It is characterized as a passive margin that began spreading in the south
Angola_Basin
Oil field in Nigeria
formed as the result of long-term progradation onto the Atlantic Ocean passive margin. They are distinguished from one another on the basis of their sand-to-shale
Delta_Field_(Niger_Delta)
PASSIVE MARGIN
PASSIVE MARGIN
Girl/Female
Russian
Abbreviation of Natasha - the Russian form of the English Natalie 'Born at Christmas.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Passage, leap, step, the passover.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Pass.French : possibly a nickname from passe ‘sparrow’.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Iranian, Russian
A Massive
Girl/Female
Tamil
Passion
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived in a narrow lane or passage, Middle English passage.
Boy/Male
Indian
Passion
Boy/Male
Hindu
Passion
Girl/Female
English American
Girl.
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Unexpected; Massive
Boy/Male
Tamil
Passion
Girl/Female
English American
Abbreviation of Cassandra. Unheeded prophetess. In Homer's 'The Iliad' Cassandra's prediction of...
Female
English
Pet form of English Cass, CASSIE means "she who entangles men."
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English
Girl; A Little Lass
Girl/Female
English American Greek
Unheeded prophetess. A , Cassandra, or Catherine. Cassandra was a Trojan prophetess, daughter of...
Girl/Female
American, British, English, Greek
Clever; Unheeded Prophetess; Abbreviation of Cassandra; From Cassandra; She who Entangles Men
Girl/Female
Australian, Russian
Born at Christmas; The Russian Form of the English Natalie; Abbreviation of Natasha
Boy/Male
Muslim
Passion
Boy/Male
Tamil
Passage
Biblical
passage; leap; step; the passover
PASSIVE MARGIN
PASSIVE MARGIN
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Fire
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
King of Earth
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Huddleston, a place in West Yorkshire named from the genitive case of an Old English personal name Hūdel, a derivative of Hūda (see Hutt 1) + Old English tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a grinder or seller of flour, Middle English mele.
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit, Tamil
Rich in Gifts
Boy/Male
Indian, Modern, Tamil
Energetic
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Smail
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Beautiful
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Goddess of Wealth
PASSIVE MARGIN
PASSIVE MARGIN
PASSIVE MARGIN
PASSIVE MARGIN
PASSIVE MARGIN
a.
Inactive; inert; not showing strong affinity; as, red phosphorus is comparatively passive.
n.
The state of being acted upon; subjection to an external agent or influence; a passive condition; -- opposed to action.
adv.
As a passive verb; in the passive voice.
a.
Receiving or enduring without either active sympathy or active resistance; without emotion or excitement; patient; not opposing; unresisting; as, passive obedience; passive submission.
a.
Not active, but acted upon; suffering or receiving impressions or influences; as, they were passive spectators, not actors in the scene.
v. i.
Price paid for the liberty to pass; fare; as, to pay one's passage.
a.
Expressing or suggesting thoughtfulness with sadness; as, pensive numbers.
a.
In mass; not necessarily without a crystalline structure, but having no regular form; as, a mineral occurs massive.
v. i.
The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a bird; the passage of light; the passage of fluids through the pores or channels of the body.
n.
Passion week. See Passion week, below.
a.
Alt. of Passee
n.
A passing or going through; passage.
n.
The sacrifice offered at the feast of the passover; the paschal lamb.
a.
Relating to the act of passing or going; going by, beyond, through, or away; departing.
v. i.
A pass or en encounter; as, a passage at arms.
v. i.
To suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be extremely agitated.
adv.
In a passive manner; inertly; unresistingly.
n.
Specially sent; intended or prepared to be sent; as, a letter missive.
a.
Pressing; urgent; also, oppressive; as, pressive taxation.
adv.
Exceedingly; excessively; surpassingly; as, passing fair; passing strange.