Convergent Plate Boundaries

Oceanic vs Continental Crust

• oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundary
  

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• continental-oceanic convergent plate boundary
  

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• continental-continental convergent plate boundary
  

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Subduction Zone

Sedimentary Deposits

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Igneous Activity

• andesite
  
• island arc
  
• volcanic arc
  
• batholithic core
  

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Metamorphism

• regional metamorphism
  
  - granulite
  - amphibolite
  - greenschist
  
• blueschist metamorphism
  
  - glaucophane
  

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