Basement high
Portion of the basement in a sedimentary basin that is higher than its surroundings
In geology, a basement high is a portion of the basement in a sedimentary basin that is higher than its surroundings. Commonly, structures referred to as basement highs are hidden by the sedimentary fill of the basin. Usually basement highs are elongated features of tectonic origin.
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Structural geology
- Deformation mechanism
- Lamé's stress ellipsoid
- Mohr–Coulomb theory
- Mohr's circle
- Overburden pressure
- Rock mechanics
- Strain
- Strain partitioning
- Stress
- Stress field
- Tension
- Brunton compass
- Inclinometer
- Orthographic projection
- Rake
- Stereographic projection
- Strike and dip
- Accretionary wedge
- Allochthon
- Autochthon
- Back-arc basin
- Continental collision
- Convergent boundary
- Décollement
- Divergent boundary
- Extensional tectonics
- Fault block
- Fenster
- Fold and thrust belt
- Fold mountains
- Foreland basin
- Graben
- Half-graben
- Horse
- Horst
- Horst and graben
- Intra-arc basin
- Inversion
- Klippe
- List of tectonic plate interactions
- Mélange
- Mountain formation
- Nappe
- Obduction
- Orogeny
- Passive margin
- Plate tectonics
- Pull-apart basin
- Rift valley
- Rift
- Saddle
- Strike-slip tectonics
- Structural basin
- Suture
- Syneclise
- Terrane
- Thick-skinned deformation
- Thin-skinned deformation
- Thrust tectonics
- Columnar jointing
- Dike
- Exfoliation joint
- Fissure
- Joint
- Vein
- Cleavage
- Compaction
- Crenulation
- Fissility
- Oblique foliation
- Pressure solution
- Rock microstructure
- Slickenside
- Stylolite
- Tectonic phase
- Tectonite
- Anticline
- Chevron
- Detachment fold
- Dome
- Homocline
- Monocline
- Syncline
- Vergence
- Competence
- Mylonite
- Pure shear
- Shear
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