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    Explain Why the Chemistry of Oceanic Plates Cause Them to Sink
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Explain Why the Chemistry of Oceanic Plates Cause Them to Sink

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Explain why the chemistry of oceanic plates cause them to sink beneath continent plates at subduction zones.

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Oceanic crust is high in iron ...

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