rhombochasm
/ˈrɒmbə(ʊ)ˌkaz(ə)m/Geology
noun
A parallel-sided gap in the continental (sialic) crust occupied by basal (simatic) crust, formed when the curve in a fault-plane moves apart.
Origin
1950s. From rhombo- + chasm.
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