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The Earth's mantle mostly contains solid rock composed of silicate minerals rich in magnesium and iron. It is made up of ultramafic and mafic rocks such as peridotite and pyroxenite. The mantle is a key layer of the Earth's structure located between the crust and the core.

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What does rocks in earths mantle contain a higher percentage of what than rocks in earths crust?

iron and magnesium


How thick earths mantle?

The mantle is found between the core and the innermost layer of the earth. The mantle is made up of mostly solid rock that is 1,802 miles thick.


What is under the earths surface and in the earths crust?

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Which layer contains most of the earths mass?

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What is the upper part of the earths mantle?

The asthenosphere is the upper part of Earth's mantle. It is partially molten (plastic rheology) and mechanically detached from the lithosphere, which is mostly the Earth's crust (but also a little bit of upper mantle). The density of the upper mantle is your mom! (yo mamma!)


How is the mixture of cornstarch and water differ from the earths mantle?

the earths mantle is very hot were cornstarch is not hot at all


How is the mixture of cornstarch and water different from the Earths Mantle?

the earths mantle is very hot were cornstarch is not hot at all


What are three parts that make up earths mantle?

The three parts that make up the Earths mantle are the crust, core, and mantle.


Is the earths mantle made of liquid?

No. The Earth's mantle is a ductile solid.


Is it hot in the earths mantle?

Decay of radioactive elements in the mantle heats it.


What part is the earths mantle?

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