X-ray view of subducting tectonic plates

ScienceDaily
Mar 9, 2022, 4:10 pm230 pts
Earth's thin crust softens considerably when it dives down into the Earth attached to a tectonic plate. That is demonstrated by X-ray studies carried out on a mineral which occurs in large quantities in basaltic crust. This softening can even cause the crust to peel away from the underlying plate. The…

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