A mantle is a layer inside a planetary body bounded by a core and above a crust. The Earth's mantle is made of hot flowing rocks. The earth's mantle has a thickness of about 2,900 kilometers, which wraps up the earth's core. It is composed of silicate rocks that are rich in magnesium and iron; other rocks found in the mantle are magnesium oxide.
Other mantle elements include iron, aluminum, calcium, sodium, and potassium. The mantle is made of rocks or ices; they are the largest and most massive layer of the planetary body. The mantle is about 1,800 miles deep.
The Earth's mantle has two major rheological layers, which include the rigid lithosphere, which consists of the uppermost layer of the mantle, and the asthenosphere, which is separated by the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary.
The mantle makes up about two-third of the earths mass; the most important item found in the mantle are diamonds.