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What is a graben?

What is a graben? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (geology) An elongated block of the Earth's crust, bounded by faults, that has dropped relative to the surrounding area.
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Facies O on recent sediments are, in the deepest parts, in the axis of a graben, while nodule-facies BP are on the slopes and summits of horsts.
Oil is found in the Jurassic sediments of the central North Sea graben and in fractured Tertiary strata of the Faroe-Shetland Basin.
Cannon were in position on the Stephan's Platz and the graben, and the gunners stood ready, as if on parade.
Extension associated with lengthening of the Himalayan collision orogen is accommodated by small graben and rifts almost at right angles to the strike of the collision zone.
Valleys formed in grabens are commonly called rift valleys and may exhibit features of vulcanism often associated with graben formation.
A graben is a down-dropped block of the crust resulting from extension, or pulling, of the crust.

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