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Mayur Asked a Question
October 24, 2020 5:12 pmpts 30 pts
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Sir, please explain this line.....

Mantle materials are only rarely brought to the surface, in ophiolite complexes, in kimberlite pipes, and as xenoliths in alkali basalts.
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  • Rahul pandey thankyou
    Mantle materials can't be found directly on surface conditions. Only under very special circumstances such as ophiolites, mantle xenoliths and kimberlites; direct information about...
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  • Sajan sarthak sahoo Best Answer
    Mantle is very deep inside Earth about greater than 30 km below the crust. But how can we predict mantle is made up of basaltic rock. Direct evidence 1.That is from mid oceanic...
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