the asthenospherenoun [ S ]
uk/æsˈθiː.nə.sfɪər/us/æsˈθiː.nə.sfɪr/specializedthe thin, almost liquid, layer under the hard rock that forms the outer layer of the earth
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Geology: types of rock
- basalt
- basaltic
- bedrock
- bioclastic
- boulder
- carboniferous
- chalk
- clastic
- conglomerate
- cryolite
- flinty
- gneiss
- gypsum
- haematite
- lava
- lodestone
- quartz
- schist
- sedimentary
- slate
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