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09:10 Jun 22, 2007 |
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| Selected response from: Maudarg (X) United Kingdom Local time: 01:56 | ||||||
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3 +3 | also *subduction* |
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drawn under also *subduction* Explanation: Not my field, but.. The process by which one tectonic plate moves under another: As the plate edge is drawn under, it pulls the remainder of the plate behind it. ... The traditional wisdom is that new rifts form under large continental ... webspinners.com/dlblanc/tectonic/mechansm.php The resulting collision. may create subduction. • Subduction: A process by which the edge of one continental plate is drawn under a. neighboring plate. ... www.captech.org/pdfs/og1_lp03.pdf |
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