Aulacogen
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Aulacogen is a noun meaning (geology) A tectonic trough on a craton that is formed as the failed arm of a triple-rift junction.
Meaning
(geology) A tectonic trough on a craton that is formed as the failed arm of a triple-rift junction.
Example Sentences
The Barnett Shale originated as a normal marine shelf deposit on the southwestern fIank of the subsiding Southern Oklahoma aulacogen.
Word Forms
- aulacogens
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include anticlinorium, aquiclude, lacunule, anticlinal, laccolite, upfold.
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