1) Continental crust 2) Crust-forming rock 3) Light, granite rock 4) Outer portion of the Earth 5) Rich in silicon and aluminum 6) Rock 7) Rock assembly 8) Siliceous rock 9) Stone
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In geology, the sial is the upper layer of the Earth`s crust made of rocks rich in silicates and aluminium minerals. It is sometimes equated with the continental crust because it is absent in the wide oceanic basins, but `sial` is a geochemical term rather than a plate tectonic term. As these elements are less dense, they tend to be concentrate......
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outer part of the earth's surface
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A general term for the silicarich rocks that form the continental masses.
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the upper part of Earth's crust, composed mainly of silica (Si) and aluminimu (Al). The SIAL lies above the heavier SIMA, in which silica and magnesium predominate.
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n] - the granite-like rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth`s crust
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noun the granitelike rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth`s crust; rich in silicon and aluminum
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In geochemistry and geophysics, the substance of the Earth's continental crust, as distinct from the sima of the ocean crust. The name, now used rarely, is derived from silica and alumina, its two main chemical constituents. Sial is often rich in granite
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The upper layer of the continental crust, so called because it is rich in silica and aluminum oxide. compare sima.
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