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According to the NYS Earth Science Reference Table, most of the Earth's crust is made up of 46.4% oxygen, and 28.15% silicon (silicon-oxygen tetrahedron) by mass. But by volume, it is made up of 94.04% oxygen, and 0.88% silicon.

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Q: What is the composition of earth's tectonic plates?
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