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Subduction zone processes

File Name	m00016.i4.subduction.zone.jpg
Data Type	model cartoon
Computer Program	Not specified
File Size	37.00 KB - 1 file
Expert Level	High School (Grade 9-12)
Contributor	Anthony A.P. Koppers
Source	http://earthref.org/GERM/
Resource Matrix	Convergent Plate Boundaries

Description
Three stages of fluid and melt migration are indentified in this subduction zone cartoon, showing typical extraction of materials from the oceanic crust that subducts and gets recycled in the deep Earth's mantle.