A mountain range produced where large blocks of crust are uplifted, tilted or dropped along steep normal faults, rather than folded, typically in a region undergoing crustal extension. The Basin and Range Province of the western United States, with its alternating uplifted ranges and down-dropped valleys, is the classic example of this landform.
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