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Accretionary Prism, Illustration

Illustration showing the formation of an accretionary prism. Comprised of marine sediments scraped off from the downgoing slab of oceanic crust or erosional products of volcanic island arcs that are accreted onto the non-subducting tectonic plate at a convergent plate boundary.
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Title:
Accretionary Prism, Illustration
Caption:
Illustration showing the formation of an accretionary prism. Comprised of marine sediments scraped off from the downgoing slab of oceanic crust or erosional products of volcanic island arcs that are accreted onto the non-subducting tectonic plate at a convergent plate boundary.
Credit:
Album / Science Source / Gwen Shockey
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Image size:
1262 x 1280 px | 4.6 MB
Print size:
10.7 x 10.8 cm | 4.2 x 4.3 in (300 dpi)
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