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What is a subduction zone? With what type of plate boundary is it associated?

April 26, 2017Boundary earth Geology Mathematics plate sciences subduction type zone

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What is a subduction zone? With what type of plate boundary is it associated?

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A subduction zone is a type of CONVERGENT plate boundary. It is where one tectonic plate (generally the more dense plate of the two) collides with another tectonic plate and dives under it (because of the density difference), into the mantle.