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... rocks that were uplifted during the An- dean folding phase . In south - central and southern Chile the coastal ranges consist of early Paleozoic metamorphic and igneous rocks , which is evidence of an even earlier folding phase . The ...
... rocks that were uplifted during the An- dean folding phase . In south - central and southern Chile the coastal ranges consist of early Paleozoic metamorphic and igneous rocks , which is evidence of an even earlier folding phase . The ...
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... igneous rocks resistant to erosion and weathering . The structure of the Lesser Khingan Range is more complex . Its northern part is composed of granite , volcanic basalt , and other metamorphic rocks . The average elevation is about ...
... igneous rocks resistant to erosion and weathering . The structure of the Lesser Khingan Range is more complex . Its northern part is composed of granite , volcanic basalt , and other metamorphic rocks . The average elevation is about ...
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... rocks - meta- morphic and igneous rocks that in most cases solidified at depths of several kilometres or more and that are more resistant to erosion than the sedimentary rocks deposited on top of them . These crystalline terrains ...
... rocks - meta- morphic and igneous rocks that in most cases solidified at depths of several kilometres or more and that are more resistant to erosion than the sedimentary rocks deposited on top of them . These crystalline terrains ...
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