One of my favourite geology facts is this: These diagrams are a lie.
The mantle isn’t yellow. Nor is it orange, or red, or brown, or gray, or black.
The earth’s mantle is made up largely of peridotite.
The earth’s mantle is lime green.
Here’s where it gets even more counterintuitive. It’s not molten!
Just going based on temperature, the mantle SHOULD by rights be molten. It’s hot enough to melt the rock. But because it’s so deep, there’s enough pressure to push it down into a solid!
Water is strange in that its solid form takes up more space than its liquid form. You know this, even if you don’t think you do - it’s why ice floats. This also means that when you put pressure on ice, it turns into water to try and become smaller. That’s why ice is slippery.
Pretty much every other material is the opposite of that - the solid form takes up less space than the liquid. So, even at a temperature where it should be a liquid, enough pressure can make it become as small as possible - and that requires it becoming a solid.
It still “wants” to melt, though. In areas where tectonic plates are moving apart, the mantle is exposed, which decreases the pressure on it dramatically. As it comes to the surface it actually cools slightly, but despite this, the drop in pressure is enough to make it turn into a liquid!
So, no, there isn’t magma under you (unless you happen to live on a volcano). There is liquid, though, but way deeper down - the outer core of the earth is made of liquid iron.
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Long time don’t post! This exam session was huge and quite theoretical! But, finally I’m here, alive, almost. This is a very old sketch, made 4 or 5 years ago! It’s impressive how time pass quickly when you’re not looking at it! Also I see some differneces on my art process! I’ve learned to let go some fixiations and how to experiment more in different areas, such as facial expressions and composition. . . #oldie #sketch #sketches #art #artist #pencil #progress #results #practice #hardwork #path #resume #illustration #wings #hands #freedom #priestess #sight #eyes #mantle #vest . . Visit&Follow my Instagam profile, like, share, comment my posts, tag me, but most of all, enjoy! XOXO✨✨
a modern twist on the classic christmas stocking, these mudcloth versions are boho and cool and totally customizable — add fringe, a name, and more to create your special stocking collection.
pretty sure i’ve featured laurenastondesigns around the holidays before here on EFOTD, but these two cute chunky-knit finds are too festive to keep to myself!
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