Suppose a sliver of oceanic crust was discovered in the

Problem 8

Suppose a sliver of oceanic crust was discovered in the interior of a continent. Would this support or refute the theory of plate tectonics? Explain.

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As per the plate tectonics theory. the crust that is subducted below the fragments and the

oceanic plate were carried by the crustal fragments. In the next stage. these fragments

collide with the continental margin resulting in the deposition of the silvers of oceanic crust at subduction zone.