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Does the oceanic lithosphere get older or younger as you move closer to
the mid-ocean ridge?

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Yes,

The oceanic lithosphere thickens as it ages and moves away from the mid-ocean ridge. ... As a result, the oceanic lithosphere is much younger than the continental lithosphere: the oldest oceanic lithosphere is about 170 million years old, while parts of the continental lithosphere are billions of years old.

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