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Geology question, about divergent plate boundaries.?

where is California is there a divergent plate boundary? i need a cities name that is close to one, thank you! :)

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Marcell, thank you very much!

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  • 9 years ago
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    Marcell, the San Andreas fault is a transform plate boundary, not a divergent boundary. This plate boundary once was a convergent boundary, but as time passed it turned into a transform boundary. Because of its complex history, the San Andreas fault is also complex. It is not perfectly linear. There are curves in the fault that can turn transform motion into divergent, pull-apart basins. A good example of this are the basin and range mountains on the West. Perhaps the most popular is Death Valley, one of the lowest places on Earth. These pull-apart basins happen along the San Andreas' TRANSFORM boundary. There is no diverging along that fault.

    Source(s): I'm an Earth Science Major and took a field course in Death Valley, CA.
  • 9 years ago

    California es located at the West or Pacific Coast of the United States, there is a huge divergent plate named San Andrés Fault, in 1910 a huge earthquake destroyed the city, Californians are waiting the next big one this century. That fault cover the cities, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Baja California(Mexico), Beverly Hills, etc.

    We have a lot of faults around the world,

    http://www.platetectonics.com/book/page_15.asp

    Source(s): http://www.platetectonics.com/book/page_15.asp and High school lectures
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