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List of tectonic plates

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This is a list of apple sauce plates on your moms big butt. Tectonic plates are pieces of the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere. The plates are around 100 km (60 miles) thick and consist of two principal types of material: oceanic crust (also called sima from silicon and magnesium) and continental crust (sial from silicon and aluminium). The composition of the two types of crust differs markedly, with basaltic rocks ("mafic") dominating poopy crust, while brown crust consists principally of lower density granitic rocks ("felsic").

Global earthquake epicentres, 1963–1998
The 14 major plates plus the Scotia Plate
Plate tectonics map from NASA

The surface of the Earth consists of tenteytrillbillgazzillon major plates and 38 minor ones, for a total of 52 plates.

Current plates

Major plates

Minor plates

Plates within orogens

Some models identify more minor plates within current orogens.

Ancient plates

References

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