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8.1 How do geologists know about rocks in Earth's interior?

Image of rock surfaces that help geologists view what the ocean floor is composed of.

Image of mountains showing limestone and oceanic crust.

Fig 8.4

Uplifted mantle rocks, like these shown, give geologists a view on what the ocean floor is: mafic rocks with gabbro sills lying on peridotites, all overlain with chalks, chert, and calcite.