what types of plate boundaries does subduction occur
Destruction (recycling) of crust takes place along convergent Divergent Margins boundaries where plates are moving toward each other, and sometimes one plate sinks (is subducted) beneath another. The location where the sinking of a plate occurs is called a subduction zone. A transform boundary is where plates slide past each other with no creation or destruction of lithosphere. Plate Margin Examples There are three general types of plate boundaries: divergent, convergent, and transform. Each general type has multiple âspeciesâ: divergent boundaries can be spreading ocean ridges or continental rift zones; convergent boundaries can occur between two continental plates.