APES Chapter 8

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Loss of some or all of the ability of soils to support plant growth

Outer part of mantle. Made of semi-molten, ductile rock

Large expanses of rock where movement had occurred where plates meet

Molten rock in mantle

Process of looking for metals and precious stones in river sediments

Exact point on Earth's surface directly above where rock ruptures

Magma pushes up and out, making new rocks and bringing copper, lead, and silver, however it is deep under ocean

Create large pit or hole in ground to mine