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Mantle (geology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mantle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mantle may refer to: •Mantle (bird anatomy). •Mantle (climbing), a rock climbing move used to surmount a ledge. •Mantle (clothing), a cloak-like garment worn mainly by women as fashionable outerwear....
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The mantle is the part of the earth's interior between the metallic outer core and the crust. ... (Image from John Lahr, USGS Open-File Report 99-132) ... Students & Teachers...
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MANTLE in the Middle ... ; CORE; The region just below the crust and extending all the way down to the Earth's core is called the mantle. The mantle is relatively flexible so it flows instead of fracturing. ... Earthquakes: Inside The Earth...
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A look at six different aspects of the Earth's mantle. ... The mantle is the thick layer of hot, solid rock between the crust and the molten iron core. The mantle makes up the bulk of the Earth, accounting for two-thirds of its mass. The mantle starts about 30 kilometers down and is about 2900 kilometers thick.
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The layer above the core is the mantle. It begins about 6 miles(10 km) below the oceanic crust and about 19 miles (30 km) below the continental crust (see The Crust). The function of the mantle is to separate the inner mantle and the outer mantle.
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Exploring the Earth's Mantle ... The earth is divided into four main layers: the inner core, outer core, mantle, and crust. The core is composed mostly of iron (Fe) and is so hot that the outer core is molten, with about 10% sulphur (S). The inner core is under such extreme pressure that it remains solid.
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The planet Earth is made up of three main shells: the very thin, brittle crust, the mantle, and the core; the mantle and core are each divided into two parts. All parts are drawn to scale on the cover of this publication, and a table at the end lists the thicknesses of the parts.
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