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passive margin  

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  • A passive margin is the transition between oceanic and continental lithosphere that is not an active plate margin. A passive margin forms by sedimentation above an ancient rift, now marked by transitional lithosphere. (Adapted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_margin)

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