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Author: Plummer
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The location of creation of crustal rocks. The reason for Earth not getting larger even if rocks are continually created.

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The Earth’s crust is made up of several types of rocks; including igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. These are called crustal rocks. Rock formation is a continuous process that occurs by the erosion of preformed rocks.

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