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Midwestern United States can attribute many of its features to failed rift zones. Rifting in this part of the continent took place in three stages: 1.1 billion years ago, 600 million years ago, and 200 million years ago. Both the aulacogen associated with the
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activity. Because this is an area of weakness in the crust, aulacogens can become reactivated into a rift zone. An example of a reactivated aulacogen is the
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mountains. The rocks that were formed during active rifting of the aulacogen are now exposed in the
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625:"A Review on the Evolution of Rift Basins in India during Gondwana with special reference to Western Indian Basins and their Hydrocarbon Prospects"
126:, or more commonly, an inactive rift zone. Aulacogen formation starts with the termination of an active rift zone, which leaves behind a
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of crust and forming mountains. The failed arm of a triple junction can be either a transform fault that has been flooded with
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