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To: ETL

plate subduction speeds are at the rate of a few centimeters a year, so i don’t think a significant about of seawater is being carried along into the crust ...


30 posted on 11/15/2018 4:58:34 PM PST by catnipman ((Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!))
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To: catnipman
plate subduction speeds are at the rate of a few centimeters a year, so i don’t think a significant about of seawater is being carried along into the crust ...

In addition to being brought down with wet sediments, water probably continually seeps through the cracks between the two plates.

37 posted on 11/15/2018 6:36:07 PM PST by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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