Statements (25)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
layer of Earth
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gptkbp:boundaryWithCore |
gptkb:Gutenberg_discontinuity
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gptkbp:boundaryWithCrust |
gptkb:Mohorovičić_discontinuity
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gptkbp:composition |
iron
magnesium silicate rocks |
gptkbp:contains |
mesosphere
asthenosphere |
gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Andrija_Mohorovičić
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gptkbp:dividedInto |
gptkb:lower_mantle
gptkb:upper_mantle |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Earth's mantle
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gptkbp:locatedBetween |
Earth's crust
Earth's core |
gptkbp:makesUp |
about 84% of Earth's volume
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gptkbp:processor |
convection
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gptkbp:range |
3.3 to 5.7 g/cm³
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gptkbp:role |
plate tectonics
volcanism heat transfer in Earth |
gptkbp:temperature |
500 to 4,000 degrees Celsius
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gptkbp:thickness |
about 2,900 kilometers
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Xenolith
gptkb:Serbian_Mantle |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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