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![Generalized cartoon showing the various layers of rock that make up theoceanic crust map00325.jpg Generalized cartoon showing the various layers of rock that make up theoceanic crust](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3-east-testmedia-noaa.woc.noaa.gov/dam/Photos/legacy/pl23_map00325.jpg)
Description
Generalized cartoon showing the various layers of rock that make up theoceanic crust. At Lost City, long-lived faulting has stripped off much of theoverlying crust, which has resulted in exposure of peridotite rocks at thesurface of the seafloor.
Credit
Courtesy of University of Washington
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space