Imagine That You Are an Economic Geologist,trying to Find Copper

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Essay

Imagine that you are an economic geologist,trying to find copper resources.How might gravity anomalies help you?

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Definitions:

Oceanic Plateaus

Large, elevated areas of the ocean floor, typically formed by volcanism and featuring relatively flat regions at depth.

Basaltic Volcanism

Volcanic activity characterized by the eruption of basalt, a type of dark, fine-grained igneous rock.

Youngest Seafloor

Those parts of the oceanic crust that have most recently formed at mid-ocean ridges due to seafloor spreading.

Deepest Seafloor

The deepest parts of the ocean floor, often found in trenches and abyssal plains, with the Mariana Trench being the deepest known point.