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5 September, 09:58

What is the relationship between passive margins and mid-ocean ridges?

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  1. 5 September, 10:16
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    A passive margin forms by sedimentation above an ancient rift, now marked by transitional lithosphere. Continental rifting creates new ocean basins. Eventually the continental rift forms a mid-oceanic ridge and the locus of extension moves away from the continent-ocean boundary.
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