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How does plate tectonics explain the combination of low-temperature but high-pressure minerals found in a blueschist?

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Eons of tectonic activity caused by Earth's plates repeatedly colliding and drifting apart coax deep layers of Earth's crust to the surface revealing high-pressure minerals.
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