Which is denser, the granitic rock of the continents or the basaltic rock of the ocean floors?

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Which is denser, the granitic rock of the continents or the basaltic rock of the ocean floors? Which extends deeper into the crust, the continents or the ocean floors?

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The Physical Universe

ISBN: 978-0077862619

16th edition

Authors: Konrad B Krauskopf, Arthur Beiser

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