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← GeographyWhich weathering product accumulates from convergent plate subduction?
A)Serpentine formation on the overriding plate✓
B)Hydrocarbon deposits within accretionary wedges
C)Granite batholiths within the descending plate
D)Halite deposits along the subduction trench
💡 Explanation
Serpentinization emerges because hydration of mantle rocks forms serpentine minerals. High pressure changes from weathering drive metamorphic reactions; therefore serpentine, rather than granite, forms on the overriding plate, rather than magma upwelling.
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