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Which 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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