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well none of the ocean crust is more than 175 million years old because subduction happens. subduction is when an ocean plate moves slowly into a continent plate and then goes under it and get devoured by the mantle because its lighter than the continental crust. so the answer to your question would be around the edges of the pacific plate.
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∙ 10y agoThe Atlantic Ocean started to form about 200 million years ago, shortly after the beginning of extensive volcanic activity, associated with tensions in the continental crust between nowaday's Afrika and North America. The oldest oceanic crust in the Atlantic Ocean is therefore found off the continental slopes of the USA and Northwest Africa.
The continental shelfs, of course, comprise rocks below their sedimentary cover that often are much older than the oldest oceanic crust.
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∙ 13y agoIt can be found in the mid-oceanic ridge. The age of rocks or plates increases as one moves away from the rift zone.
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∙ 14y agoThe parts furthest away from the mid ocean ridge, these parts are also more dense as they contain more water in the pores of the rock
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∙ 11y agoAt a Convergent Boundary.
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∙ 11y agoin the atlantic ocean
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∙ 11y agot the convergent boundary
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How would the age of the oldest rocks on the continents compare with the age of the oldest rocks on the seafloor if the rock on the continents is continually formed but not removed?
The oldest rocks on the continents would be much older than the rocks on the sea floor because the rocks on the continents are not being removed unlike the rocks on the sea floor that are made by the mid-ocean ridge are being removed by deep ocean trenches. this prossess that is occuring on the sea floor is called sea floor spreading. evidence of this is the Pacific ocean shrinking and the Atlantic ocean growing.
The oldest rocks are located at mid-ocean ridges?
Nope. The oldest rocks are located on continents, usually away from the ocean. The mid-ocean ridges are, in fact, home of some of the youngest rocks. The reason for this is what is called sea-floor spreading. Mid-ocean ridges form at places where oceanic plates diverge, or move apart. As this happens, magma rises from within the Earth to fill the gap. The magma cools and solidifies, creating new seafloor. This process continues as the plates continue to spread apart.
Are the oldest rocks of the oceanic crust found in deep ocean trenches far away from active mid-ocean ridges?
That is normally where they would be found; farthest away from the point at which they were initially formed.
What type of rocks are found in the Atlantic?
big ones
Why are the oldest rocks found in Iceland?
Actually Iceland contains a very young rock landscape, with the oldest rocks dating back 14-16 million years ago. Some of the oldest rocks on earth are found in Greenland, dating back about 3.9 billion years.
Are the oldest rocks on land or in the ocean?
The oldest rocks are found on land.
Where are the oldest rocks in the ocean crust?
The oldest rocks are actually on land but in the ocean crust they would be the rocks closest to land. The mid-ocean ridge forms new rocks. They are usually located in the middle of the ocean.
How would the age of the oldest rocks on the continents compare with the age of the oldest rocks on the seafloor if the rock on the continents is continually formed but not removed?
The oldest rocks on the continents would be much older than the rocks on the sea floor because the rocks on the continents are not being removed unlike the rocks on the sea floor that are made by the mid-ocean ridge are being removed by deep ocean trenches. this prossess that is occuring on the sea floor is called sea floor spreading. evidence of this is the Pacific ocean shrinking and the Atlantic ocean growing.
Where are the youngest rocks in the Atlantic ocean?
At the mid-atlantic ridge, where the ocean floor is spreading.
The oldest rocks are located at mid-ocean ridges?
Nope. The oldest rocks are located on continents, usually away from the ocean. The mid-ocean ridges are, in fact, home of some of the youngest rocks. The reason for this is what is called sea-floor spreading. Mid-ocean ridges form at places where oceanic plates diverge, or move apart. As this happens, magma rises from within the Earth to fill the gap. The magma cools and solidifies, creating new seafloor. This process continues as the plates continue to spread apart.
Where are the oldest rocks located in the ocean crust?
The oldest rocks on the ocean floor would be those at the colliding edge of the plate boundary.Answer 2: The oldest of all oceanic rocks are on the Asian side of the pacific plate.
Are the oldest rocks of the oceanic crust found in deep ocean trenches far away from active mid-ocean ridges?
That is normally where they would be found; farthest away from the point at which they were initially formed.
When scientist drilled into the ocean floor taking rock samples what did they discover about the age of the rocks?
oldest at the bottom youngest on top. Its the law of superposition. They also found that the age of rocks increases with increased distance from mid-ocean-ridges.
Where are the oldest rocks on Earth found?
the oldest rocks on earth can be found in Greenland. They ar epreserved because they are always covered with a thin laye of ice.
Where does the salt come from in the Atlantic Ocean?
Salt comes from rocks. When water wears down rocks at the beach particles of sand are washed into the ocean.
How old are the oldest rocks found on the moons?
The oldest rock's found on the moon are 4.0 billion years old.
What is the oldest suburb in Australia?
Australia's oldest suburb is found in Sydney. It is the suburb of The Rocks.
