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The Subduction of the Lithosphere

The rocky shell of the earth grows outward from mid-ocean ridges. Ultimately it plunges into the mantle below, giving rise to oceanic trenches, earthquakes, volcanoes, island arcs and mountain ranges

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 233 Issue 5This article was originally published with the title “The Subduction of the Lithosphere” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 233 No. 5 (), p. 88
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1175-88