Basement high

Portion of the basement in a sedimentary basin that is higher than its surroundings
Cross section of the Weald in England. A basement high (the Hampshire-Dieppe High) can be seen in the centre-left.

In geology, a basement high is a portion of the basement in a sedimentary basin that is higher than its surroundings.[1] Commonly, basement highs are hidden by the sedimentary fill of the basin. Usually basement highs are elongated features of tectonic origin.[2]

References

  1. ^ David C. P. Peacock and Graham J. Banks (24 January 2022). "Evolution of the geological structure and mechanical properties due to the collision of multiple basement topographic highs in a forearc accretionary wedge: insights from numerical simulations".
  2. ^ Ayumu Miyakawa, Atsushi Noda & Hiroaki Koge (11 March 2020). "Progress in Earth and Planetary Science volume 9, Article number: 1".


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