Asked by Angie

Is sand generally found in abyssal plains? Why or why not?
Answered by DAS
The abyssal plain is formed when the lower crust (sima), is melted and pushed up by the up-welling mantle, reaches the surface at mid-ocean ridges and forms new oceanic crust. Therefore it is mainly composed of basalt or volcanic rock not so much sand which is wearing of sedimentary rock
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