tectonic fracture

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• tectonic basins and rift valleys — ▪ landform Introduction       landforms characterized by relatively steep, mountainous sides and flat floors. The steep sides are created by displacement on faults such that the valley floor moves down relative to the surrounding margins, or,… …   Universalium

• Fracture (video game) — Infobox VG title=Fracture developer=Day 1 Studios publisher=vgrelease|NA=LucasArts designer= composer=Michael Giacchino Chad Seiter Chris Tilton engine=Day 1 Studios’ proprietary engine released= vgrelease|NA=7 October 2008|EU=10 October 2008… …   Wikipedia

• Mendocino Fracture Zone — The Mendocino Fracture Zone between the Gorda Plate and Pacific Plate The Mendocino Fracture Zone is a fracture zone and transform boundary off the coast of Cape Mendocino in far northern California. It runs westward from a triple junction with… …   Wikipedia

• Blanco Fracture Zone — The Blanco Fracture Zone or Blanco Fault Zone (BFZ) is a transform fault zone off the coast of the Pacific Northwest of the United States which runs between the Gorda Ridge to the south and the Juan de Fuca Ridge to the north. The principal… …   Wikipedia

• Panama Fracture Zone — The Panama Fracture Zone is a major, active right lateral moving transform fault and associated inactive fracture zone which forms part of the tectonic boundary between the Cocos Plate and the Nazca Plate. It runs from the East Pacific Rise to… …   Wikipedia

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• plate tectonics — plate tectonic, adj. Geol. a theory of global tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided into a number of crustal plates, each of which moves on the plastic asthenosphere more or less independently to collide with, slide under, or move past… …   Universalium

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