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... crust mantle magma Figure 113 : Collision of a continental plate with an oceanic plate . The oceanic plate is shown subducting below the continental crust . Melting of the crust or of the mantle above the subducting plate occurs only at ...
... crust mantle magma Figure 113 : Collision of a continental plate with an oceanic plate . The oceanic plate is shown subducting below the continental crust . Melting of the crust or of the mantle above the subducting plate occurs only at ...
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... crust occurs at pressures from a few hun- dred bars ( adjacent to shallow - level intrusions ) to 10-20 kilobars at the base of the crust . Oceanic crust is generally 6-10 kilometres in thickness , and metamorphic pressures within the ...
... crust occurs at pressures from a few hun- dred bars ( adjacent to shallow - level intrusions ) to 10-20 kilobars at the base of the crust . Oceanic crust is generally 6-10 kilometres in thickness , and metamorphic pressures within the ...
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... crust is about four miles . Oceanic plateaus and seamounts are localized areas of abnormally thick oceanic crust that have resulted from submarine volcanism pro- moted by hot jets , or plumes , rising from deep within the Earth's ...
... crust is about four miles . Oceanic plateaus and seamounts are localized areas of abnormally thick oceanic crust that have resulted from submarine volcanism pro- moted by hot jets , or plumes , rising from deep within the Earth's ...
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