Are the continental plates formed and how are they even actually destroyed
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.Today, continental crust is formed mainly along subduction zones, where partial melting of descending slabs forms granitic and andesitic magmas at volcanoes on the overriding plate. This process produces thicker — up to 70 kilometers thick — and more buoyant crust that is not as easily subducted.
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Today, continental crust is formed mainly along subduction zones, where partial melting of descending slabs forms granitic and andesitic magmas at volcanoes on the overriding plate. This process produces thicker — up to 70 kilometers thick — and more buoyant crust that is not as easily subducted.
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