Assertion: oceanic crust | /r/CapableOf | sink into the mantle
Facets:
value: beneath lighter continental crust
type: LOCATION
value: usually
type: TEMPORAL
value: at a subduction zone
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Because it is thick and has relatively low density, continental crust rises higher on the mantle than oceanic crust, which sinks into the mantle to form basins.
text: At a subduction zone, the oceanic crust usually sinks into the mantle beneath lighter continental crust.