What is the difference between crust and lithosphere?

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ShlomiLan · Answer 1 · 2018-10-26T07:00:40+0000

The crust (whether continental or oceanic) is the thin layer of distinctive chemical composition overlying the ultramafic upper mantle. ... The lithosphere includes the crust (whether continental or oceanic) and the uppermost part of the upper mantle.

What is the difference between crust and lithosphere?

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