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Continental crust

LC control no.sh2007003374
LC classificationQE511
Topical headingContinental crust
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Variant(s)Crust, Continental
See alsoEarth (Planet)--Crust
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Found inWork cat.: 2007020532: 4-D framework of continental crust, 2007.
Encycl. earth system sci.
Facts on File dict. geol. geophys. (The crustal rocks that underlie the continents)
Oxford companion Earth.
USGS geologic glossary, May 16, 2007 (continental crust: the rigid outer layer of relatively low density rock that makes up continents)
Wikipedia, May 15, 2007 (Continental crust; the continental crust is the layer of granitic, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks which form the continents and the areas of shallow seabed close to their shores, known as continental shelves)