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Contents of 13.6 How does mountain building relate to the growth of continents?

13.6 How does mountain building relate to the growth of continents?

Fig 13.24

• At the end of the Precambrian, 540 million years ago, the western U.S. was some 500 km east of its current edge.
• The remainder was accreted over time and are known as exotic, or accreted terranes. Accretion is one way that continents grow.