[Geysers] Fw: A.Word.A.Day--lithosphere

[thedulcimerlady at juno.com]

I'm afraid I'm not scientific enough to have known this one, but useful
for this group, no?

Lucille

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This week's theme: words to describe the Earth's features.

lithosphere (LITH-uh-sfeer) noun

   The solid outer portion of the Earth consisting of the crust and
   upper mantle, approximately 100 km (62 miles) thick.

[From litho- (stone) + -sphere.]

Today's word in Visual Thesaurus:
http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=lithosphere

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  "The relatively cold temperatures of the old, thick lithosphere beneath
   southern Africa and the Northwest Territories of Canada are prime
   locations where diamonds are mined."
   J. Hope Babowice; Diamonds Reflect Elements of Our Solar System;
   Chicago Daily Herald; Oct 30, 2002.

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Pronunciation:
http://wordsmith.org/words/lithosphere.wav
http://wordsmith.org/words/lithosphere.ram

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