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  • 05-05-2019
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Why would a certain thickness of continental crust displace less of the mantle than the same thickness of oceanic crust?

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  • 05-05-2019

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The slightly higher density of oceanic crust (basalt) causes it to displace more of the mantle than the same thickness of continental crust (granite) does.

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