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7.1.10 Graben

A graben is an elongated, trenchlike structural form bounded by parallel normal faults created when the block that forms the trench floor has moved downward relative to the blocks that form the sides.


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Allen, J., Davis, G., Sabins, F., Shelton, J., Stellar, D., and Trent, D.
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