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Term: d layer
Definition:

D layer is the layer which separates the mantle from the core. D may consist of material from subducted slabs that descended and came to rest at the core-mantle boundary and/or from a new mineral polymorph discovered in perovskite called post-perovskite.[Wikipedia]

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
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