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    This diagram shows the relationship between different types of volcanic activity and tectonic plate boundaries. Oceanic crust is produced at mid-ocean ridges through eruption of basalt from the mantle, while convergent plate boundaries like volcanic arcs result in eruption of andesites from fractional melting as the subducting plate is dragged into the mantle. Felsic rocks such as granites form through fractionation of mafic magmas in continental crust.

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    This diagram shows the relationship between different types of volcanic activity and tectonic plate boundaries. Oceanic crust is produced at mid-ocean ridges through eruption of basalt from the mantle, while convergent plate boundaries like volcanic arcs result in eruption of andesites from fractional melting as the subducting plate is dragged into the mantle. Felsic rocks such as granites form through fractionation of mafic magmas in continental crust.

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    Ocean Basin Volcanic Arc

    Hot Craton
    Spot
    MAFIC Divergent Convergent
    basalt, Plate Boundary Plate Boundary e.g. andesites
    scoria, etc. e.g. rhyolites
    sea level
    pillow basalts
    gabbro trench
    MAFIC
    FELSIC Igneous Rocks
    e.g. various granites, ba e.g. diorite, grano-
    syenites, monzonites, sa diorites, plagiogranites
    granodiorites, etc.
    lt/
    ga
    Su bb fractional
    bd ro melting
    uc
    tio
    ULTRAMAFIC nZ
    on fractionation
    (Igneous rocks of upper mantle) e residue
    plume of e.g. peridotite/dunite e.g. dunite
    hot mantle peridotite
    magma

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