Passive margin
Passive margin
Transition between oceanic and continental lithosphere that is not an active plate margin.
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Continental margin
Zone of the ocean floor.
31%
Lithosphere
Outermost shell of a terrestrial-type planet or natural satellite.
30%
Convergent boundary
Region of active deformation between colliding tectonic plates.
14%
Mid-ocean ridge
Basaltic underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonic spreading.
8.3%
Rift
Geological linear zone where the lithosphere is being pulled apart.
7.3%
Fault (geology)
Fracture or discontinuity in displaced rock.
5.2%
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Craton
Old and stable part of the continental lithosphere.
24%
Shield (geology)
Large stable area of exposed Precambrian crystalline rock.
15%
Igneous rock
Rock formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.
14%
Orogenic belt
Zone affected by mountain formation.
11%
Structural basin
Large-scale structural geological depression formed by tectonic warping.
8.2%
Geologic province
Spatial entity with common geologic attributes.
5.2%
Earth's crust
Earth's outer shell of rock.
4.7%
Platform (geology)
Continental area covered by relatively flat or gently tilted, mainly sedimentary strata.
4.5%
Continental margin
Zone of the ocean floor.
3.7%
Continental shelf
Coastal and oceanic landform.
2.8%