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What causes decompression melting at divergent plate boundaries? Use the term 'confining pressure in your answer.

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Answer: Decompression melting often occurs at divergent boundaries, where tectonic plate s separate. The rifting movement causes the buoyant magma below to rise and fill the space of lower pressure. The rock then cools into new crust.

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