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Once the Shah Was Overthrown in Iran the New Regime

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Once the Shah was overthrown in Iran the new regime


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Mid-Ocean Ridge

An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics, where new oceanic crust is created by volcanic activity and then spreads away from the ridge.

Island Arcs

Curved chains of volcanic islands located along a convergent tectonic plate boundary, formed by the subduction of an oceanic plate beneath another plate.

Basalt Eruptions

Volcanic eruptions that produce basalt, a dark-colored volcanic rock rich in iron and magnesium, characterized by low viscosity lava flows.

Ophiolite

A section of the Earth's oceanic crust and the underlying upper mantle that has been uplifted and exposed above sea level.

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