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Russian Geology and Geophysics

2001 year, number 4

ENDOGENETIC PROCESSES RESULTING IN SEDIMENTARY BASINS OF THE EARTH

I. A. Garagash and A. E. Shlezinger
Keywords: Consolidated crust, sedimentary cover, Layer 2, mantle convection and diapirism, postorogenic cooling, plates, shields
Pages: 704-707

Abstract

Sedimentary basins have been characterized from the viewpoint of their genesis, and relevant physical mechanisms have been proposed. These mechanisms are involved with mantle convection and diapirism, which provide vertical and horizontal movements forming sedimentary basins.