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TRANSITION ROCKS OR STRATA

\tɹansˈɪʃən ɹˈɒks ɔː stɹˈɑːtə], \tɹansˈɪʃən ɹˈɒks ɔː stɹˈɑːtə], \t_ɹ_a_n_s_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n ɹ_ˈɒ_k_s__ ɔː s_t_ɹ_ˈɑː_t_ə]\

Definitions of TRANSITION ROCKS OR STRATA

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language

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In geol., the strata that were deposited at a period when the earth and sea were passing into a state fit for the reception of organised beings; the metamorphic strata.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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