Dense oceanic crust slides under less dense continental
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Why can diamonds form in the mantle
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The weight of the rocks above the mantle results in high pressure. Diamonds need high temperatures and pressure to form from carbon. Diamonds form in the mantle in certain zones where conditions are right for them to do so.
There just happens to be the right critical temperature-pressure-mineral environment in the mantle in certain zones for their formation.
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Which was an argument used to dispute the theory of plate tectonics
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Continents cannot cut through the ocean floor.
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Which type of fault is under compression
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Reverse
Its Thrust!
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The continental crust is what
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The continental crust is up to 70 km thick.
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New crust forms
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At ocean ridges
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What mechanical layer lies below the lithosphere
asthenosphere
What happens during subduction
Dense oceanic crust slides under less dense continental
crust
Why can diamonds form in the mantle
The weight of the rocks above the mantle results in high pressure. Diamonds need high temperatures and pressure to form from carbon. Diamonds form in the mantle in certain zones where conditions are right for them to do so.
There just happens to be the right critical temperature-pressure-mineral environment in the mantle in certain zones for their formation.
Which was an argument used to dispute the theory of plate tectonics