Question

Why is the lithosphere also known as the mineral skin

Answer 1

lithosphere is also known as the mineral skin because lithosphere consist of crust which contains different types of minerals....

Answer 2

We can describe its formation by the Big Bang Theory according to this theory Earth was formed from the sun's explosion.

Lithosphere is the outermost layer of Earth's interior a contains both the crust and the upper mantle.

And this layer also contains several minerals, and that's why it is also known as the mineral skin,as the skin is referred as the outermost layer.