crustal plate

crustal plate
a large block or tabular section of the lithosphere that reacts to tectonic forces as a unit and moves as such. Also called plate.

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  • Crustal recycling — Understanding predictions of mantle dynamics helps geoscientists predict where subducted crust will end up. Crustal recycling is a tectonic process by which surface material from the lithosphere is recycled into the mantle during subduction. The… …   Wikipedia

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