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Earth's lithosphere and upper mantle
A cross section of Earth's outer layers, from the crust through the lower mantle.
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Crew members aboard a drilling ship inspecting a rock core during a scientific expedition...
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crustal generation and destruction
Three-dimensional diagram showing crustal generation and destruction according to...
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age of Earth's oceanic crust
The age of Earth's oceanic crust can be presented to show the pattern of seafloor...
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seafloor spreading and magnetic striping
Rising magma assumes the polarity of Earth's geomagnetic field before it solidifies...
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cross section of a tectonic plate
A tectonic plate in cross section featuring subduction zones, oceanic and continental...
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