What Is the Term for a Piece of Crust Which

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Multiple Choice

What is the term for a piece of crust which has been in a collision along a convergent crustal boundary and become accreted to another crustal plate?

• A) loxodrome
• B) terrane
• C) midoceanic ridge
• D) terracette
• E) none of the above

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