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What is the age of the continental crust compared to oceanic crust

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Answer: The oldest Oceania crust is 260million years old while the oldest continental crust is about 4billion years old

Explanation:The age of continental is 4bilion years compare how young the Oceanic crust is which is 260million years.

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The continental crust is very old, approximately 2 billion years old while the oceanic crust is relatively young and simple (if compared to the continental crust), about 200 million years old.

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