What Is the Main Contribution of Canada's Lithoprobe Project

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Multiple Choice

What is the main contribution of Canada's Lithoprobe Project?

• A)discovering Canada's richest mineral deposits at the base of the crust
• B)drilling deep holes to probe the Canadian lithosphere and explore for hydrocarbons along the way
• C)multichannel reflection seismic profiling of the entire crustal architecture, to the base of the lithosphere
• D)radiometric dating of the oldest rocks laid down at the base of the lithosphere

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