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ECORCE CONTINENTALE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- continental crust
1, record 1, English, continental%20crust
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The part of the Earth's crust located underneath the continents as well as underneath the continental shelf. 2, record 1, English, - continental%20crust
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The continental crust accounts for only about one-third of the Earth's global surface, but it forms all the major landmasses and their fringing shallow seas. It ranges from 16 to 45 miles (25 to 70 km), with the thickest portions underlying young mountain belts, and it has huge variations in composition—from sedimentary rocks such as sandstone, coal, and limestone ... through metamorphic rocks such as marble and slate ... to igneous rocks such as granite and gabbro ... 3, record 1, English, - continental%20crust
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The oceanic crust lies atop Earth's mantle, as does the continental crust. 4, record 1, English, - continental%20crust
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... there are two distinctly different types of crust – oceanic and continental. Variations in their composition, density, and thickness help to account for difference in their topography, relative age, and history of formation. 3, record 1, English, - continental%20crust
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- croûte continentale
1, record 1, French, cro%C3%BBte%20continentale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- écorce continentale 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9corce%20continentale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie de la croûte terrestre qui se trouve sous les continents, y compris sous la plate-forme continentale. 3, record 1, French, - cro%C3%BBte%20continentale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La croûte continentale est épaisse (35 km en moyenne, jusqu'à 80 km sous les chaînes de montagnes). Elle est constituée principalement de roches granitiques et de roches sédimentaires. 4, record 1, French, - cro%C3%BBte%20continentale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Au cours de temps géologiques, l’écorce se différencia en une croûte continentale formée principalement de roches granitiques [...] et en une croûte océanique formée de roches balsatiques [...] 5, record 1, French, - cro%C3%BBte%20continentale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- corteza continental
1, record 1, Spanish, corteza%20continental
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Casi todos los yacimientos minerales que se conocen, incluso los más antiguos, se encuentran en la corteza continental, bien en secuencias de rocas que reflejan la proximidad de ésta durante el período de mineralización o bien en fragmentos de corteza oceánica que se han integrado en la corteza continental. 1, record 1, Spanish, - corteza%20continental
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