Graben generation of major sedimentary basins |
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| Authors: | C Beaumont JF Sweeney |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S.Canada;2. Earth Physics Branch, Department of Energy Mines and Resources, Ottawa, Ont. K1A 0Y3 Canada |
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| Abstract: | Regional isostatic adjustment to the load that fills the trough of a large graben will produce a surface depression that extends far beyond the boundaries of the load. Sediment infilling of this depression can lead to the development of a major sedimentary basin as the regional adjustment mechanism approaches isostatic equilibrium. |
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