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    The Release of Water and Other Volatiles from a Subducting
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The Release of Water and Other Volatiles from a Subducting

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Question 91

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The release of water and other volatiles from a subducting plate triggers melting in the overlying wedge of asthenosphere and gives rise to volcanic island arcs or mountain chains like the Andes.

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