# pull apart basin

> structural basin where two overlapping faults or a fault bend creates an area of crustal extension which causes the basin to subside

**Wikidata**: [Q7259386](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7259386)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pull-apart_basin)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/pull-apart-basin


## References

1. [Source](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/289652054_Morphotectonic_modeling_of_the_Ibague_strike-slip_fault_Colombia)
2. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)