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Page 120
... crust exhibits many more subdivisions , which differ in their elastic properties . Seismic data suggest that the crust is everywhere divided by vertical fractures into blocks with different internal structure . The mean chemical ...
... crust exhibits many more subdivisions , which differ in their elastic properties . Seismic data suggest that the crust is everywhere divided by vertical fractures into blocks with different internal structure . The mean chemical ...
Page 121
... crust are also of fundamental importance . These faults are horizontal displacements of the crust bounded by vertical fractures . A prototype is the San Andreas Fault in California . During the earthquakes of the 19th and 20th centuries ...
... crust are also of fundamental importance . These faults are horizontal displacements of the crust bounded by vertical fractures . A prototype is the San Andreas Fault in California . During the earthquakes of the 19th and 20th centuries ...
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the crust may have been more basic ( basaltic ) in composition . The crust later became divided : ( 1 ) into areas in which regional metamorphism , granitization , and rock deformation occurred , and ( 2 ) into areas in which such ...
the crust may have been more basic ( basaltic ) in composition . The crust later became divided : ( 1 ) into areas in which regional metamorphism , granitization , and rock deformation occurred , and ( 2 ) into areas in which such ...
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