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On the colorful map, in general, where is the youngest crust located?

On the colorful map, in general, where is the youngest crust located?-example-1

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The youngest crust (shown in red) is near mid ocean ridges and spreading zones. All three rock types in the earth's crust—igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic—can also be recycled back to their original molten magma form. This process occurs when oceanic crust is pushed back into the mantle at subduction zones.

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