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rocas elaboradas a profundidad

English translation: rocks formed at depth


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Spanish term or phrase:rocas elaboradas a profundidad
English translation:rocks formed at depth
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18:40 Dec 5, 2011
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Science - Surveying / Mapa Metalogenetico
Spanish term or phrase: rocas elaboradas a profundidad
El basamiento viene compuesto por rocas elaboradas a profundidad y con grado de metamorfismo variable: desde gneises y mogmatitas hasta...
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rocks formed at depth
Explanation:
rocks formed at depth

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-12-05 20:23:30 GMT)
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"Coarse grained intrusive igneous rocks which form at depth within the crust are termed as abyssal; intrusive igneous rocks which form near the surface are termed hypabyssal."
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5rocks formed at depth
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4 +1deep-formed rocks
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deep-formed rocks


Explanation:
instead, it acts as an elevator that carries deep-formed rocks (xenoliths), minerals (xenocrysts), and fluids upward.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond

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rocks formed at depth


Explanation:
rocks formed at depth

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-12-05 20:23:30 GMT)
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"Coarse grained intrusive igneous rocks which form at depth within the crust are termed as abyssal; intrusive igneous rocks which form near the surface are termed hypabyssal."


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igneous_rock
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