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geologic feature > geologic province > supra subduction zone complex

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supra subduction zone complex  

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  • There is increasing evidence that most ophiolites are generated when subduction begins and thus represent fragments of fore-arc lithosphere. This led to introduction of the term ‘supra-subduction zone’ (SSZ) ophiolite in the 1980s to acknowledge that some ophiolites are more closely related to island arcs than ocean ridges. [Wikipedia]

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