Back arc basins 1

Back arc and Marginal basins

BACK ARC BASINS

Back arc basins 2

Foreland basin

Backarc basin

Forearc basin

Trench

Tectonic setting of sedimentary basins

Back arc basins 3

Foreland basin

Backarc basin

Forearc basin

Trench

Intracratonicsag basin Terrestrial

rift basin Passivecontinental

marginOceanic basin

Strike-slip basins

Basin Heat flow

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Foreland basin

Backarc basin

Forearc basin

Trench

Intracratonicsag basin Terrestrial

rift basin Passivecontinental

marginOceanic basin

Strike-slip basins

Medium

Basin preservation potential

Strike-slip basins

Low

High

Successor basins

Impactogens

Aulacogens

Intracontinental wrench basins

Transrotational basins Transpressional basins

Transtensional basins

Foreland intermontane basins

Piggyback basins

Peripheral foreland basins

Remnant ocean basins

Retroarc foreland basins

Backarc basins

Intra-arc basins

Forearc basins

Trench-slope basins

Trenches

Dormant ocean basins

Oceanic islands, aseismic ridges/plateaux

Active ocean basins

Continental platform

Intracratonic basins

Continental embankments

Continental rises and terraces

Proto-oceanic rift troughs

Terrestrial rift valleys

1000

100

10

0 Low Medium High

Post-sedimentation preservation potential

Low

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Foreland basin

Backarc basin

Forearc basin

Trench

Intracratonicsag basin Terrestrial

rift basin Passivecontinental

marginOceanic basin

Strike-slip basins

Successor basins

Impactogens

Aulacogens

Intracontinental wrench basins

Transrotational basins Transpressional basins

Transtensional basins

Foreland intermontane basins

Piggyback basins

Peripheral foreland basins

Remnant ocean basins

Retroarc foreland basins

Backarc basins

Intra-arc basins

Forearc basins

Trench-slope basins

Trenches

Dormant ocean basins

Oceanic islands, aseismic ridges/plateaux

Active ocean basins

Continental platform

Intracratonic basins

Continental embankments

Continental rises and terraces

Proto-oceanic rift troughs

Terrestrial rift valleys

1000

100

10

0 Low Medium High

Post-sedimentation preservation potential

Basin lifespan

Strike-slip basins

Short

Medium

Long

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Arc-trench systems

Back arc basins 7

Types of arc-trench system

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Intra-arc basins

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Intra-arc basins

Back arc basins 13

Back-arc evolution

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Back-arc basin evolution

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Back-arc basin evolution

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Back-arc basin evolution

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Back-arc basin evolution

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Back-arc basins

Back arc basins 20

Back arc basins 21

ODP Leg 124: Joides Resolution

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ODP Leg 124

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Sulu Sea

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Sulu Sea

Continents 27

Sulu Sea

Back arc basins 28

Sulu Sea

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Sulu Sea

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Sulu Sea

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Sulu Sea

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Sulu Sea

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Sulu Sea

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Sulu Sea

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Sulu Sea

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Sulu Sea

Sulu Sea

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Sulu Sea

Continents 38

Sulu Sea Basin: Back-arc Basin model

Continents 39

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ODP Leg 124: Joides Resolution

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Continents 51

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