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Gold, copper... why are these precious metals found in subduction zones? 🌋
Subduction zones are the most important sites of material exchange between the crust and mantle on Earth. They are also the ...
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Earth's first crust already had chemical traits of modern continents
Scientists discovered Earth's first crust had continental chemical signatures. This challenges beliefs about when these ...
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Cascadia Subduction Zone study reveals area at particular risk for massive quake
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A new study mapping the Cascadia Subduction Zone is giving scientists clues about the state of the ...
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Kristine J. Crossen
A 2,500 km long line of volcanoes, with 80 volcanic mountains and 41 historically active (since 1760 AD) volcanoes produce an arc stretching along the southern edge of the Bering Sea and onto the ...
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The Cascadia Subduction Zone
The Cascadia subduction zone, where the oceanic Juan de Fuca plate descends beneath the overlying North American plate, extends 1100 km from northern California to northern Vancouver Island.
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The Atlantic Ocean may start shrinking
The Atlantic Ocean may begin to shrink, said a new study published in the journal Geology. Oceans are not necessarily a permanent fixture on Earth, as they are able to appear and close due to the ...