Lithoshere

1538, Volcano Campi Flegrei Erupted.

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On 29 Sep 1538, an eruption began which built the cone Mte. Nuovo (123 m) during one week. A modern summary of the eruption has been given by Di Vito et al. (1987), also containing citations from contemporary reports. The eruption was preceded by a period of uplift in the area that ended a long … Read more

The Lithosphere Today.

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The lithosphere is the rigid, outermost layer of Earth, composed of the crust and the upper part of the mantle. It is broken into tectonic plates that move slowly over the asthenosphere, a weaker, hotter layer of the mantle below. The movement and interaction of these plates are responsible for geological features and events like … Read more

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