Assertion: lithosphere's crust | /r/CapableOf | become hydrated
Facets:
value: typically
type: DEGREE
value: to varying degrees on the seafloor
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Oceanic crust (and to a lesser extent, the underlying mantle) typically becomes hydrated to varying degrees on the seafloor, partly as the result of seafloor weathering, and partly in response to hydrothermal circulation near the mid-ocean-ridge crest where it was originally formed.