Assertion: oceanic crust | /r/HasAspect | mantle lithosphere
Facets:
value: thicker mantle
type: OTHER
value: beneath it
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: The age of the oceanic crust can be used to estimate the (thermal) thickness of the lithosphere, where young oceanic crust has not had enough time to cool the mantle beneath it, while older oceanic crust has thicker mantle lithosphere beneath it.