Plate Tectonics Flashcards

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Age Distribution on the Seafloor*

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  • Youngest rocks are close to the ocean ridges.
  • Oldest oceanic rocks are only 200 million years old.
  • When Pangea split up, all old oceanic crust was lost. not as stable as continental crust.
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