Abstract
This chapter deals with rifled passive margins. Passive continental margins mark the juxtaposition of continental and oceanic lithosphere within plate interiors. Passive margins originate by the continental break-up process, and are divisible into rifted and sheared (offset) types. Rifted margins form where the initial plate separation is approximately perpendicular to the rupture. They show a gradational transition, and their morphology can be subdivided into continental shelf, continental slope and continental rise. Sheared margins form when the initial split is along a transform fault; they generally show a much sharper transition and a much smaller thickness of sediments. There are several recent compilations dealing with passive margins.
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