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Moho

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-002415

The Mohorovičić discontinuity, which is the boundary separating the Earth's crust from the underlying mantle. It is characterized by a sharp increase in seismic wave velocity. The Moho lies at an average depth of about 35 kilometers beneath continents and 7 kilometers beneath ocean basins.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-002415
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeology
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-002415",
  "term": "Moho",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The Mohorovičić discontinuity, which is the boundary separating the Earth's crust from the underlying mantle. It is characterized by a sharp increase in seismic wave velocity. The Moho lies at an average depth of about 35 kilometers beneath continents and 7 kilometers beneath ocean basins.",
  "subject": "Geology",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/moho/"
}

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