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Burke, Kevin C.; Lytwyn, Jennifer (1993). "Origin of the Rift Under the Amazon Basin as a Result of
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This article is about the geological feature. For the drainage basin, see
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The Amazon basin hosts large deposits of the aluminum-rich
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104:2.49639°S 57.05694°W
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1919:Camamu-Almada Basin
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1505:Tucano Basin
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1899:Ceará Basin
1536:Bauru Basin
1002:Salta Rifts
968:Amazon Rift
809:shear zones
795:Nazca Ridge
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658:North Andes
393:Xingu River
351:during the
327:is a large
277:Continental
213:Gurupá Arch
197:On/Offshore
107: /
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2079:Categories
1408:Acre Basin
1166:San Rafael
1149:Gondwanide
1144:Famatinian
1129:Brasiliano
1067:Magallanes
899:Pernambuco
832:Cochabamba
775:Chile Rise
757:subduction
454:References
429:subduction
381:Púrus Arch
280:rift basin
272:Basin type
225:Púrus Arch
205:Boundaries
1338:San Felix
1328:Galápagos
1318:Ascension
1290:Caribbean
1244:Volcanism
1182:Tilcarian
1117:Orogenies
1020:Altiplano
996:Paramirim
978:Cuyo Rift
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894:Oca-Ancón
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251:Hydrology
120:Etymology
95:57°3′25″W
92:2°29′47″S
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1877:Offshore
1514:Southern
1343:Trindade
1310:Hotspots
1219:El Mutún
1107:Solimões
1083:Pantanal
1072:Malvinas
1047:Colorado
934:El Tigre
904:El Pilar
421:tectonic
373:Solimões
359:Location
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304:Cambrian
256:River(s)
172:Amazonas
168:State(s)
130:Location
1969:Phoenix
1442:Central
1394:Onshore
1283:Austral
1273:Central
1161:Pampean
1139:Chonide
1090:Paraíba
1077:Neuquén
962:Aguapeí
953:grabens
909:Romeral
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852:Domeyko
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693:shields
689:Cratons
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448:bauxite
266:Geology
235:Part of
200:Onshore
150:Country
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1263:Andean
1171:Sunsás
1124:Andean
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1042:Chaco
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