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The ‘squishing zone’

The ‘squishing zone’ diagram, deep below the Earth’s surface

Deep below the Earth’s surface, rocks tend to get ‘squished’ under pressure instead of shattering. In the Alpine Fault zone in New Zealand, the ‘squishing’ zone starts at about 10 km below the surface.

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