Sentences with phrase «underlying oceanic crust»

This makes the continental crust lighter than the underlying oceanic crust, which is primarily silica and magnesium, Sima.

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The oceanic crust moves away from the mid-ocean-ridges and ultimately gets transported back into the underlying mantle through «subduction» at ocean trenches.
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