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supracrustal rock

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Supercrustal rock are rocks that were deposited on the existing basement rocks of the crzst, hence the name. They may be further metamorphosed from both sedimentary and volcanic rocks.

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rock
Country
Australia
Image
Graphitic BIF (meta-BIF) (Eoarchean, 3.8 Ga; Isua Supracrustal Belt, southwestern Greenland) (15056531391).jpg
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