Question

Why is the crust called the mineral skin?​

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Lithosphere is also known as the 'Mineral Skin' because it is the layer of the uppermost crust of the Earth composed of rocks and minerals.

Answer 2

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The concept was based on the presence of significant gravity anomalies over continental crust, from which he inferred that there must exist a strong, solid upper layer (which he called the lithosphere) above a weaker layer which could flow (which he called the asthenosphere).