How does the age of the oldest continental crust compare to the age of the oldest ocean crust-?

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2026-04-23 13:01

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The oldest continental crust would be between three and one half to four billion years older than the oldest oceanic crust. This is due to the fact that ocean plates are subducted under the continental plates, subjected to partial melt and essentially recycled in the mantle before reforming.

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