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In the extreme tension forces can cause local vulcanism. At a local level it may create fault block mountains. Over larger landscapes, it creates Rift Valleys such as the giant one in East Africa today.
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∙ 15y agoFaults produced by tensional stressed are considered to be "normal" faults.
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