Is it oceanic or continental crust?

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meemoe_uk

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Sep 27, 2013

hi all.
anyone here know why some of the Earth's crust which by simple inspection appears to be oceanic crust has been labelled as continental crust by NOAA?

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Because, on closer inspection, that is what it turns out to be.

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Is it oceanic or continental crust?

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