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Lithosphere   Listen
noun
Lithosphere  n.  (Phys. Geog.)
(a)
The solid earth as distinguished from its fluid envelopes, the hydrosphere and atmosphere.
(b)
The outer part of the solid earth, the portion undergoing change through the gradual transfer of material by volcanic eruption, the circulation of underground water, and the process of erosion and deposition. It is, therefore, regarded as a third mobile envelope comparable with the hydrosphere and atmosphere.






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"Lithosphere" Quotes from Famous Books



... substances of the earth making up the so-called lithosphere (or rock sphere) in order of their abundance, does not at all correspond to a list made in order of commercial importance. Some of the most valuable substances constitute such a small proportion of the total mass of ...
— The Economic Aspect of Geology • C. K. Leith



Words linked to "Lithosphere" :   world, Earth's surface, geosphere, globe, surface, crust



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