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⦁ What is subduction, and which type of rock subducts?

⦁ What is subduction, and which type of rock subducts?
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⦁ What is subduction, and which type of rock subducts?

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Subduction is the sideways and downward movement of the edge of the plate of the earths crust into the mantle beneath another plate .
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