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The 57 pages that link to Oceanic crust, each with the reason it gives.

• Atlantic OceanRelated: Atlantic seafloor consists largely of crust formed along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

• BasaltRelated: Basalt and related rocks make up most of this crust.

• Mid-Atlantic RidgeRelated: Every kilometer of this crust was manufactured at a ridge like this one.

• Volcanic islandRelated: Most oceanic volcanic islands rise from seafloor built of oceanic crust.

• Eurasian PlateRelated: The plate also carries oceanic crust beneath parts of the Atlantic and Arctic.

• North American PlateRelated: The plate also includes oceanic crust beneath parts of the Atlantic and Arctic.

• African PlateRelated: The plate also includes ocean floor created at spreading ridges.

• Back-arc basinRelated: Mature back-arc spreading can produce oceanic crust within the basin.

• Convergent boundaryRelated: Its density makes oceanic crust more likely to descend during convergence.

• Island arcRelated: Island arcs rise on oceanic crust rather than the thicker continental crust typical of continental arcs.

• Decompression meltingRelated: Its basaltic rocks largely crystallize from melts generated beneath spreading ridges.

• South American PlateRelated: The plate also includes oceanic crust beneath part of the South Atlantic.

• Divergent boundaryRelated: It is continually created at oceanic divergent boundaries.

• GabbroRelated: Gabbro makes up much of the lower part of normal oceanic crust.

• Farallon PlateRelated: The Farallon Plate consisted chiefly of oceanic lithosphere created at spreading ridges.

• Afar DepressionRelated: The transition from stretched continental crust toward oceanic crust is observed within Afar’s rifts.

• Flux meltingRelated: Its hydrated rocks can release water as the crust descends into hotter mantle.

• Passive marginRelated: It forms the seaward side of the continental-oceanic transition.

• Deep Sea Drilling ProjectRelated: The project established constraints on its age by dating sediments deposited above it.

• Azores Triple JunctionRelated: The junction’s ridge and plateau are expressed in oceanic crust.

• ChertRelated: Chert occurs in marine strata deposited over oceanic crust and may travel with it during subduction.

• Juan de Fuca RidgeRelated: New oceanic crust emerges along the ridge as magma cools.

• OceanRelated: It forms much of the solid floor beneath the oceans.

• Southeast Indian RidgeRelated: The ridge adds oceanic crust to both sides as the plates diverge.

• Submarine volcanoRelated: Submarine eruptions add lava and new rock to this crust.

• Oceanic core complexRelated: Core complexes can expose lower crust beneath the volcanic seafloor.

• GreenschistRelated: Metamorphosed oceanic crust is a major source of greenschist.

• Pacific–Antarctic RidgeRelated: The ridge produces new oceanic crust as the plates diverge.

• Cameroon LineRelated: The line’s island volcanoes rise through oceanic crust before it reaches the continent.

• Central Indian RidgeRelated: New oceanic crust is produced along the ridge axis.

• Maurice EwingRelated: Seismic surveys associated with Ewing's work helped reveal the layered structure of oceanic crust.

• Oceanic basinRelated: Its creation and destruction shape the basin floor over geological time.

• Pelagic sedimentRelated: Pelagic sediment gradually covers oceanic crust as it moves away from mid-ocean ridges.

• Expanding EarthRelated: A growing-Earth explanation must account for the area and age distribution of oceanic crust.

• RiftiaRelated: Hydrothermal vents commonly form where seawater circulates through fractured oceanic crust.