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Lithosphere

Known as: Continental lithosphere, Lithosphere of Earth, Sphere (disambiguation) 
A lithosphere (Ancient Greek: λίθος [lithos] for "rocky", and σφαίρα [sphaira] for "sphere") is the rigid, outermost shell of a terrestrial-type… 
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1997
1997
20. OXYGEN-ISOTOPE CONSTRAINTS ON SERPENTINIZAT ION PROCESSES IN ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS FROM THE MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE (23°N)1
Extensively serpentinized peridotites, drilled at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge south of the Kane Fracture Zone (Ocean Drilling Program… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Crustal structure of the Colorado Plateau, Arizona: Application of new long‐offset seismic data analysis techniques
The Colorado Plateau is a large crustal block in the southwestern United States that has been raised intact nearly 2 km above sea… 
1995
1995
The Black Reef Quartzite Formation in the western Transvaal: sedimentological and economic aspects, and significance for basin evolution
A sedimentological study of the early Proterozoic Black Reef Quartzite Formation in the south-western parts of the Transvaal… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
A teleseismic study of the Altiplano and the eastern Cordillera in northern Bolivia: New constraints on a lithospheric model
The Altiplano, one of the world's great plateaus, is the most significant geomorphological unit of the Central Andes. Knowledge… 
1993
1993
Boundary Layer Theory and Subduction
Numerical models of thermally activated convective flow in Earth's mantle do not resemble active plate tectonics because of their… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE JEWISH INDIAN THEORY
No conference dealing with Menasseh ben Israel would be complete without a discussion of the Jewish Indian theory, which was… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
The Global biogeochemical sulphur cycle
An international group of experts provide a comprehensive report on the global sulfur cycle. Volume 19 of a series of reports by… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Location of the Proto-Atlantic Suture in the British Isles
WILSON1 postulated, using faunal, tectonic and stratigraphic evidence, that the northern and southern parts of the British Isles… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Terrestrial Age of Nineteen Stony Meteorites derived from their Radiocarbon Content
THE effects of cosmic radiation on meteorites have been studied thoroughly during the past 15 yr1,2. 14C is chiefly produced by… 
1958
1958
Attenuation of seismic waves in the earth's mantle
Contrasting with conclusions from laboratory experiments that the absorption coefficient k for amplitudes of elastic waves is… 
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