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Recycling at convergence zones is very much dependent upon the fate of the subducting lithosphere in a convecting mantle. Hot spots also play a key role in the understanding of the circulation in the mantle.
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Nataf, HC. (1989). One-and-a-Half Layer Convection?.... In: Hart, S.R., Gülen, L. (eds) Crust/Mantle Recycling at Convergence Zones. NATO ASI Series, vol 258. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0895-6_21
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