Which crustal outcome primarily occurs on continents overriding a subducting oceanic plate?

💡 Explanation

Volcanic mountain ranges form at subduction zones because slab-derived fluids trigger partial melting in the mantle wedge, resulting in magmatism forming composite volcanoes, therefore consistent mountain building rather than other tectonic structures.

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