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Plate Boundary

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-021246

The edge of a slab of rigid lithosphere (crust and uppermost mantle) that moves over the asthenosphere.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-021246
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesAdapted from USGS Geology in the Parks Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-021246",
  "term": "Plate Boundary",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The edge of a slab of rigid lithosphere (crust and uppermost mantle) that moves over the asthenosphere.",
  "references": [
    "Adapted from USGS Geology in the Parks Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/plate-boundary/"
}

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