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What two kinds of crust are involved in a subduction zone

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Oceanic crust and continental crust

Step-by-step explanation:

A subduction zone is normally between oceanic crust which is made of basalt and continental crust which is made of granite. Oceanic crust is denser than continental crust. So when oceanic crust collides with continental crusts, it subsducts underneath the continental crust since it is denser.

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