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мозаичный кварцит
English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
Quartzite — Swan Peak Quartzite (Ordovician) ex … Wikipedia
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Geology of Tasmania — Tasmania has a varied geological history, with the world s biggest exposure of diabase, or dolerite. Rocks from the Neoproterozoic, Paleozoic and Mesozoic time periods appear. It is one of the few southern hemisphere areas glaciated during the… … Wikipedia
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