Plate Tectonics and Crust Oceanic Lithosphere
· The Lithosphere * The lithosphere is the hard shell of the Earth, consisting of the crust and the topmost part of the upper mantle. * It is a relatively thin layer, about 31 to 62 miles (50 to 100 km) thick under the oceans and 93 miles (150 km) thick on the continents. * It contains the minerals, rocks and soils that humans have used for ...