• @LilDumpy
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    112 months ago

    Lithosphere:

    A lithosphere (from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos) ‘rocky’ and σφαίρα (sphaíra) ‘sphere’) is the rigid, outermost rocky shell of a terrestrial planet or natural satellite. On Earth, it is composed of the crust and the lithospheric mantle, the topmost portion of the upper mantle that behaves elastically on time scales of up to thousands of years or more.

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      102 months ago

      Magnetic Anomaly

      In geophysics, a magnetic anomaly is a local variation in the Earth’s magnetic field resulting from variations in the chemistry or magnetism of the rocks. Mapping of variation over an area is valuable in detecting structures obscured by overlying material.

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        122 months ago

        Proterozoic Eon

        Proterozoic rocks have been identified on all the continents and often constitute important sources of metallic ores, notably of iron, gold, copper, uranium, and nickel.

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          112 months ago

          Weakened geomagnetic field:

          Over the last 200 years, the magnetic field has lost around 9% of its strength on a global average. A large region of reduced magnetic intensity has developed between Africa and South America and is known as the South Atlantic Anomaly.

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                12 months ago

                Apologies, after doing more “research” you are correct. Turn out clipping your finger nails also produces loose biogenic material.