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Bilingual glossary of geology


Differentiation  Différenciation
The separation of an originally homogenous mixture into distinct components. Primitive and compositionally-homogeneous Earth evolved into the concentrically-layered planet that we know today through the process of differentiation.

Themes:
  Earth's formation and structure

Related words:
  Mantle
  Crust
  Core