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subduction

zone de subduction

subduction zone, Benioff zone

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The plates move at a relative rate of over 0.4 inches (10 mm) per year at a somewhat oblique angle to the subduction zone. en.wikipedia.org

In all well-documented occurrences, jadeitite appears to have formed from subduction zone fluids in association with serpentinite. en.wikipedia.org

So scientifically speaking, the actual subduction zone itself has not ruptured in almost 300 years: a huge concern for seismologists. en.wikipedia.org

They substantiated, based on geochemistry, that the lavas were derived by subduction (calc-alkaline). en.wikipedia.org

The plate boundaries which meet at this triple junction are all subduction zones (trenches). en.wikipedia.org

It is found in isolated metasomatically altered bodies within serpentinite associated with subduction zone environments. en.wikipedia.org

Not all subduction zones have back-arc basins, some like the central Andes are associated with rear-arc compression. en.wikipedia.org

The magma ascends to form an arc of volcanoes parallel to the subduction zone. en.wikipedia.org

Depositing waste, in suitable containers, in subduction zones has also been suggested. en.wikipedia.org

These occur at constructive margins, subduction zones and within tectonic plates due to hotspots. en.wikipedia.org

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