Geophysicists can use a new model to explain the behavior of a tectonic plate sinking into a subduction zone in the Earth’s mantle: the plate becomes weak and thus more deformable when mineral grains on its underside are shrunk in size.
Title: Crushed resistance: Tectonic plate sinking into a subduction zone
Sourced From: www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/11/211111130240.htm
Published Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2021 13:02:40 EST
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