Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements about suture zones is NOT true?
A) The suture zone may contain large masses of ophiolite rocks.
B) When the forward edges of two continental plates converge, neither subducts.
C) Thickening of the continental crust occurs because one plate is thrust slightly beneath the other.
D) Suture zones are likely zones of future rifting.
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