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noun - the granitelike rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth's crust
Rock rich in silicon and aluminum forming the upper layer of the earth’s crust beneath all continental landmasses.
adj - a type of rock formation [n -S] : SIALIC
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Upper layer of earth's crust |
Outer portion of the Earth |
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Dec 5 2014 USA Today |
Jun 19 2011 Universal |
Mar 23 2011 Universal |
Geographic Matches |
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Sial, North-West Frontier, PAKISTAN |
Sial, Sindh, PAKISTAN |
Sial, Balochistan, PAKISTAN |
Sial, Jammu and Kashmir, INDIA |
Sial, Punjab, PAKISTAN |
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In geology, the term 'sial' refers to the composition of the upper layer of the Earth's crust, namely 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 than the majority of the earth's elements, they tend to be concentrated in the upper layer of the crust. * Geologists often refer to the rocks in this layer as felsic, because they contain high levels of feldspar, an aluminium silicate mineral series. However, the sial "actually has quite a diversity of rock types, including large amounts of basaltic rocks."The name 'sial' was taken from the first two letters of silica and of alumina. The sial is often contrasted to the 'sima,' the next lower layer in the Earth, which is often exposed in the ocean basins; and the nickel-iron alloy core, sometimes referred to as the "Nife". These geochemical |