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Page 293
... crust duricrusts proper silcrete silcrust silitic siallitic SiO2 silcrete / ferricrete silcrust / ferricrust fersilitic ferricrete ferricrust fersiallitic * ferrallitic ferritic fermangitic tiallitic allitic calcrete calccrust calcitic ...
... crust duricrusts proper silcrete silcrust silitic siallitic SiO2 silcrete / ferricrete silcrust / ferricrust fersilitic ferricrete ferricrust fersiallitic * ferrallitic ferritic fermangitic tiallitic allitic calcrete calccrust calcitic ...
Page 321
... crust . In con- tinental regions , the crust is made up chiefly of granitic rock , whereas the composition of the ocean floor corresponds mainly to that of basalt and gabbro . On average , the crust extends 35 km ( 22 miles ) downward ...
... crust . In con- tinental regions , the crust is made up chiefly of granitic rock , whereas the composition of the ocean floor corresponds mainly to that of basalt and gabbro . On average , the crust extends 35 km ( 22 miles ) downward ...
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... crust of Lake Eyre thickens in the lake's southern portions , where it is as much as 18 inches ( 46 cm ) thick . The crust is a coarsely crystalline aggregate composed almost entirely of sodium chloride , hard and rigid , and is capable ...
... crust of Lake Eyre thickens in the lake's southern portions , where it is as much as 18 inches ( 46 cm ) thick . The crust is a coarsely crystalline aggregate composed almost entirely of sodium chloride , hard and rigid , and is capable ...
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