If you drilled into an oceanic plateau, you would most likely find
A. andesitic volcanoes buried by turbidity currents.
B. a thin layer of oceanic sediment over continental crust.
C. large amounts of basalt derived from melting in the mantle.
D. a normal thickness of oceanic crust overlain by andesitic volcanoes.
Answer: C
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