It has more iron in it.
Continental crust is generally lighter in color than oceanic crust. This is because continental crust is composed of lighter-colored rocks such as granite, which contain lighter minerals like quartz and feldspar. In contrast, oceanic crust is made up of darker-colored rocks like basalt, which contain heavier minerals like pyroxene and olivine.
Continental crust is predominantly composed mostly of rock of a granitic composition, higher in silica and aluminum, with layers of sedimentary rock above. Oceanic crust is predominantly basaltic (higher in iron and magnesium), darker, thinner, more dense, and formed from rapid cooling of lava.
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On average, it is much thicker than oceanic crust.
Continental crust is the thicker of the two: it extends far beneath and above the Oceanic crust.
Continental crust is generally lighter in color than oceanic crust. This is because continental crust is composed of lighter-colored rocks such as granite, which contain lighter minerals like quartz and feldspar. In contrast, oceanic crust is made up of darker-colored rocks like basalt, which contain heavier minerals like pyroxene and olivine.
No, the oceanic crust is denser. That's why the land areas "float" so much higher than the ocean bedrock.
It is not. The oceanic crust is thinner than the continental crust!
Continental crust is far older than oceanic crust.
Continental crust is predominantly composed mostly of rock of a granitic composition, higher in silica and aluminum, with layers of sedimentary rock above. Oceanic crust is predominantly basaltic (higher in iron and magnesium), darker, thinner, more dense, and formed from rapid cooling of lava.
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Continental crust is far older than oceanic crust.
The continental crust because it is thicker than the oceanic crust
Yes. It is more dense than continental crust.
It is not. The oceanic crust is thinner than the continental crust!
The continental crust is less dense than the oceanic crust. That's the reason we find that the oceanic crust sinks (subducts) beneath the continental crust.Continental crust is less dense than oceanic crust and so cannot sink below it.
Continental crust, on average, is much thicker than oceanic crust. Because of the principles of isostacy and buoyancy, the continental crust will protrude more deeply into the asthenosphere than oceanic crust.