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Sauron [17]
3 years ago
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2. Explain why 'recycling' is used to describe the process of the tectonic plates.

Geography
1 answer:
makkiz [27]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

Crustal recycling is a tectonic process by which surface material from the lithosphere is recycled into the mantle by subduction erosion or delamination. ... Identification of this crustal signature in mantle-derived rocks (such as mid-ocean ridge basalts or kimberlites) is proof of crustal recycling.

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