A Failed Rift Is

question 3

Multiple Choice

A failed rift is:

• A) any continental rifting in which a three- branched fracture has developed.
• B) the two active arms of a three- branched fracture that forms after the initial stages of continental rifting.
• C) the inactive arm of a three- branched fracture.
• D) the juncture of a three- branched fracture in the initial stages of continental rifting.

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