Assertion: continental crust | /r/CapableOf | float on oceanic crust
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text: This causes the continental crust to "float" on the oceanic crust.
text: The difference in density has an impact on isostacy of crust floating on the semi-fluid upper mantle (asthenosphere), with continental crust (about 2.7g/cm3) rising or floating above oceanic crust (about 3.5 g/cm3).