Earth Sciences 1023A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Asthenosphere, Amphibole, Lithosphere
16 Apr 2018
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Solid aggregate of minerals (sometimes mineral-like substances such as some forms of organic matter and glass) Contain minerals (elements used by living things) Serve as aquifers (natural storage systems for groundwater most drinking water and agriculture use) Contain nearly all of the world"s petroleum (not only cheap fuel, also essential to manufacturing plastics, waxes, solvents, synthetic fabrics, medicines, etc. ) Contain worlds" mineral resources metals for machine parts, cutlery, car parts, electrical systems, high tech apps in comps, currency. Record almost all of earth"s history, older than oldest human written records. Fundamental concept in geology depicting dynamic chances that take place on and within earth to transform members of one rock class to another. Earth is ultimate blue box in which material is recycled repeatedly over millions (to billions) of years. Characteristics of any work can be used to reconstruct the history of it. 1) its composition (including mineral content, fossil content, organic content, etc. )
