Asked by jakeevia
A scientist collects a core sample from 60 km deep in Earth.
Which characteristic will she most likely observe in this sample?
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At ~60 km depth you would most likely recover dense, crystalline mantle rock (ultramafic peridotite) — coarse‑grained, rich in olivine and pyroxene, with no fossils and signs of high pressure/temperature metamorphism (ductile deformation).
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