Dormant Ocean Basins

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My college task regarding basin analysis, specifically dormant ocean basins.

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DORMANT OCEAN BASINS

DORMANT OCEAN BASINSDisa Bambelia Utami (270110110066)

Dormant Ocean BasinOcean basinRidges?Subductions?

Subsidence MechanismsMantle-lithospheric thickening:Conversion of asthenosphere to mantle lithosphere during cooling following cessation of stretching and/or heating.

Sedimentary and volcanic loading:Local isostatic compensation of crust and/or regional lithospheric flexure during sedimentation and volcanism.

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