Trends of 'incipit'. Used Rarely. incipit is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary.
At the MOR, molten rock is carried upward towards the surface via convection, where new oceanic lithosphere is generated (usually as an fine-grained igneous rock known as basalt) and the plates are further pushed away from the spreading center.
Oceanic crust. There are two types of crustal plates that make up the lithosphere. The continental plates contain the oldest rocks found on the planet. The oceanic crust is relatively young compared to the continental crust.The oceanic crust is constantly being created where plates are separating at divergent boundaries.The leading edge of the oceanic plate is constantly being melted and the rocks recycled in subduction zones.he oceanic crust is relatively young compared to the continental crust. The oceanic crust is constantly being created where plates are separating at divergent boundaries. The leading edge of the oceanic plate is constantly being melted and the rocks recycled in subduction zones.