Plate Boundary Volcanism

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Plate Boundary Volcanism
1) Ridges (or spreading centers)
Reference Tarbuck and Lutgens Pages 232 - 235
2) Subduction zones
3) Interior of tectonic plates.
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Subduction Zone Volcanism
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Subduction Zone Volcanism
1) Ocean Ocean Volcanism
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Subduction Zone Volcanism
2) Ocean Continent Volcanism
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Subduction Zone Volcanism
2) Ocean Continent Volcanism
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Sample Problem
With the aid of a diagram describe the volcanic
features formed at a ocean-ocean convergent
boundary.