Bilingual glossary of geology
Subduction Subduction
The sinking of an oceanic lithospheric plate beneath an overriding lithospheric plate at a convergent plate boundary. The overriding plate may be oceanic or continental (adapted from: Grotzinger et al., 2007).
Themes:
Plate tectonics theory and rock cycle
Related words:
Convergent Plate Boundary
Continental Crust
Oceanic Crust
Themes:
Plate tectonics theory and rock cycle
Related words:
Convergent Plate Boundary
Continental Crust
Oceanic Crust