Explore: Subduction (geology)

Subduction is a geological process in which the oceanic lithosphere and some continental lithosphere is recycled into the Earth's mantle at the convergent

The subduction tectonics of the Philippines is the control of geology over the Philippine archipelago. The Philippine region is seismically active and

In geology, accretion is a process by which material is added to a tectonic plate at a subduction zone, frequently on the edge of existing continental

45°N 124°W / 45°N 124°W / 45; -124 The Cascadia subduction zone is a 1,000 km (620 mi) long convergent plate boundary, about 100–200 km (70–100 mi)

Oblique subduction is a form of subduction (i.e. a tectonic process involving the convergence of two plates where the denser plate descends into Earth's

Subduction polarity reversal is a geologic process in which two converging plates switch roles: The over-lying plate becomes the down-going plate, and

within the belt. The Ring of Fire is not a single geological structure. It was created by the subduction of different tectonic plates at convergent boundaries

Flood geology (also creation geology or diluvial geology) is a pseudoscientific attempt to interpret and reconcile geological features of the Earth in

Rockies Geology Road Tours. Corax Press. ISBN 9780969263128. Livaccari, RF; Burke, K; Sengor, AMC (1981). "Was the Laramide orogeny related to subduction of

In geology, basement and crystalline basement are crystalline rocks lying above the mantle and beneath all other rocks and sediments. They are sometimes