Are oceanic rocks billion years old?

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2026-04-24 02:16

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No. Oceanic crust is recycled into the mantle through a process called subduction and new ocean floor is formed at mid-ocean ridges. None of the ocean floor is more than about 180 million years old. Some rocks on the continents are billions of years old.

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