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1. Earths Crust

   Linked via "stress gradients"

   Oceanic crust is thinner (averaging $7 \text{ km}$), denser, and predominantly mafic, consisting mainly of basalt and gabbro. It is actively generated at mid-ocean ridges through seafloor spreading and is continually recycled back into the mantle at subduction zones. The oceanic crust is chemically juvenile compared to its continental …