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Geological Elegies of Central Uplands
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Across
  • 1. Uplifted block bounded by parallel faults in a rift system
  • 2. Deeply weathered, clay-rich rock characteristic of humid upland areas
  • 4. Arch-shaped fold with limbs dipping away from the crest
  • 6. Planar fabric in metamorphic rocks implying directed stress
  • 8. High-temperature, high-pressure metamorphic rock found in ancient uplands
Down
  • 3. Hardened soil layer cemented by minerals, resisting erosion
  • 5. Rare mineral often associated with carbonatite complexes in uplift zones
  • 7. Nearly level land surface produced by prolonged erosion
  • 9. Small step-like ridge formed by soil creep on slopes
  • 10. Pertaining to the wearing away of terrain over geologic epochs
  • 11. Surgical homophone contrasting with geological fracture term

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