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... earth below , the atmosphere , and the stone vault of heaven above . Beyond the vault of heaven was the realm of the Endless Lights , and below the earth was the realm of darkness and chaos . The earth itself rested on the cosmic sea ...
... earth below , the atmosphere , and the stone vault of heaven above . Beyond the vault of heaven was the realm of the Endless Lights , and below the earth was the realm of darkness and chaos . The earth itself rested on the cosmic sea ...
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... Earth's crust , which is the thin , light outer solid skin of the Earth ranging in thickness from 40-100 kilometres ( 25 to 62 miles ) in the continental blocks to 4-10 kilometres in the ocean basins . Igneous and metamorphic rocks ...
... Earth's crust , which is the thin , light outer solid skin of the Earth ranging in thickness from 40-100 kilometres ( 25 to 62 miles ) in the continental blocks to 4-10 kilometres in the ocean basins . Igneous and metamorphic rocks ...
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... Earth's crust tend to be covered with sediments , and only deep drilling will reveal the metamorphic rocks below . The Earth's crust is made up of two basic units , the continents and ocean basins . Exploration of ocean floors has ...
... Earth's crust tend to be covered with sediments , and only deep drilling will reveal the metamorphic rocks below . The Earth's crust is made up of two basic units , the continents and ocean basins . Exploration of ocean floors has ...
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