Subducted Oceanic Crusts (IMAGE)

Ehime University

Subducted Oceanic Crusts

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A schematic image of subducted oceanic crust inferred from this study. Basalt and harzburgite layers of the oceanic crust accumulate beneath and above the 660 km discontinuity, respectively.

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Ehime University

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