Where convection currents push plates together, destructive plate boundaries (margins) are formed. Constructive plate margins close constructive plate marginAn area where two tectonic plates are ...

ranging from the equivalent of a yell in the form of a destructive earthquake to the gentle whisper of a tremor. Along plate boundary faults, two tectonic plates move in relation to each other in ...

Of particular interest are processes associated with magmatism at destructive plate boundaries (subduction zones), which host many of the world’s most explosive volcanoes. Currently I am involved in ...