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basement rock
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Basement (geology)
In
geology
,
basement
and
crystalline basement
are the rocks below a
sedimentary
platform
or cover, or more generally any rock below
sedimentary rocks
or
sedimentary basins
that are
metamorphic
or
igneous
in origin. In the same way the
sediments
or sedimentary rocks on top of the basement can be called a "cover" or "sedimentary cover".
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