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The crust is separated into two parts: the thin oceanic crust (between ∼3 and 10 km thick) with an approximate basaltic composition, and the thick continental crust (in average ∼35-40 km thick...
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We analyze this new fundamental characteristic of the crust by ternary diagrams based on seismic models for continental and oceanic crustal structure in the northern Eurasia-northern Atlantics region and for selected oceanic provinces of different geodynamic origin, where seismic models for the crust are available.
1 Ιαν 2018 · Definition. Oceanic crust is the outermost solid layer of the lithospheric tectonic plates under the oceans that covers much of the Earth’s surface.
• Describe the various components of oceanic crust: pillow basalts, sheeted dykes, gabbro bodies, layered gabbro, and layered ultramafic rock. • Describe the age distribution of oceanic crust, and explain why all of it is relatively young.
There are two types of crust: continental crust (beneath Earth’s land surface) and oceanic crust (beneath the ocean floor). The continental crust is lighter (similar to granite) and the oceanic crust is denser (more like basalt).
• Describe the various components of oceanic crust: pillow basalts, sheeted dykes, gabbro bodies, layered gabbro, and layered ultramafic rock. • Describe the age distribution of oceanic crust, and explain why all of it is relatively young.
There are two main types of crust: oceanic and continental. Each has a different chemical composition and density. Oceanic crust underlies most of the world’s oceans, is typically about 5–7 kilometers (3–4 miles) thick, and is composed of mainly basalt.