subduction

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a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate

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These geological phenomena can't be explained by plate subduction model of the Neo-Tethys crust.
Metallogenic Dynamics Background of Ga'erqiong Cu-Au Deposit in Tibet, China/Origen de las dinamicas metalogenicas para el yacimiento de cobre y oro Ga'erqiong en Tibet, China
The long zone of Pacific plate subduction at the eastern margin of the Philippine Sea Plate is responsible for the generation of the deep Izu-Bonin, Mariana, and Yap trenches as well as parallel chains of islands and volcanoes, typical of circum-pacific island arcs.
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Within Greece, there is the record of a complete Wilson tectonic cycle of continental rifling, sea floor spreading, plate subduction, and continental collision during Mesozoic and Cenozoic time.
The igneous rocks of Greece: the anatomy of an orogen
Rupture and plate subduction may begin along preexisting weaknesses in the crust or mantle, such as along boundaries between different crustal types, along oceanic fracture zones, or along fossil plate boundaries.
Continental margins
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