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has gloss | eng: In geology, a slab window is a gap that forms in a subducted oceanic plate when a mid-ocean ridge meets with a subduction zone. They are commonly associated with the formation of convergent plate boundaries and they have had significant effects on the formation of the Western Cordillera of North America. |
lexicalization | eng: Slab window |
instance of | e/Geological processes |
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