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Core–mantle boundary landscapes

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The molten-iron alloy of the core meets the mantle's silicate rock at Earth's core–mantle boundary. Seismological images reveal hummocks of iron-enriched material above the boundary, highlighting the heterogeneous nature of the mantle.

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Figure 1: Schematic of the mantle.

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Rost, S. Core–mantle boundary landscapes. Nature Geosci 6, 89–90 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1715

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