Immediately beneath the crust or lithosphere is the mantle (or mesosphere) composed mainly of very dense rocks rich in olivine. The interior layer is the core (or barysphere) and is made up mainly of iron with some nickel and is called nife.

Olivine Immediately beneath the crust or lithosphere is the mantle (or mesosphere) composed mainly of very dense rocks rich in olivine. The interior layer is the core (or barysphere) and is made up mainly of iron with some nickel and is called nife.

The earth’s mantle is rich in which of the following types of rocks?

Q. The earth’s mantle is rich in which of the following types of rocks?
Answer: Olivine
Notes:

Immediately beneath the crust or lithosphere is the mantle (or mesosphere) composed mainly of very dense rocks rich in olivine. The interior layer is the core (or barysphere) and is made up mainly of iron with some nickel and is called nife.

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