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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?

Grand Canyon, AZ

Fig 13.28

The image of the Grand Canyon, AZ, exposes the unconformity between Precambrian metamorphic and igneous rocks and the overlying sedimentary sequences. The undeformed sedimentary rocks are typical of cratons.

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