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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 history . Some geologists have argued that the lack of well - developed Precambrian and Paleozoic high ... Earth's surface does not occur within 100 million to 200 million years after high- pressure metamorphism . Early exposure at ...
... Earth history . Some geologists have argued that the lack of well - developed Precambrian and Paleozoic high ... Earth's surface does not occur within 100 million to 200 million years after high- pressure metamorphism . Early exposure at ...
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