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Bilingual glossary of geology


Rock cycle  Cycles des roches
A model that illustrates the origin (in terms of processes), and the interrelationship between the three basic rock types. Examples of rock forming processes include: crystallization, uplift, erosion, burial, cementation, deformation, etc.

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  Plate tectonics theory and rock cycle

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