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crystalline rock  

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  • A crystalline rock is a metamorphic rock or an essentially plutonic magmatic rock whose formation leads to the appearance of crystals. It generally forms the bedrock on which sedimentary and volcanic rocks rest. (Adapted and translated from: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roche_cristalline)

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