continental crust

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continental crust [¦känt·ən¦ent·əl ′krəst]

(geology)

The basement complex of rock, that is, metamorphosed sedimentary and volcanic rock with associated igneous rocks mainly granitic, that underlies the continents and the continental shelves.

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