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<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Which of the following layers is also called SiMa layer?

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Core
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Mantle
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Continental Crust
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Oceanic Crust
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The correct option is D Oceanic Crust
<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Oceanic crust is made of denser rock made of basalt and is dominated by Silica (Si) and Magnesium. So this layer is also called the SiMa layer.

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