- Thesiteofthisdestructionisanotherkindofplateboundary:asubductionzone.VolcanismatSabancayaisfueledbymagmageneratedatthesubductionzonebetweentheNazcaandSouthAmericantectonicplates.ThetectonicboundarybetweentheYangtzeContinentandQinlingorogenicbeltisath...
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- accretionarysubductioncomplexThisprocess—subduction—typicallycreatesvolcanoes,butthevolcanoesthatrisefromthisaridlandscapearenotthetypicalkind.ThegeologyofthispartoftheAndesisaresultoftheeastwardsubductionoftheNazcatectonicplateunderneathSouthAmeri...
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