Old seafloor sinks back into the Earth at subduction zones, where one tectonic plate is forced beneath another. This process typically occurs at convergent plate boundaries, often at oceanic-continental or oceanic-oceanic convergences. As the seafloor descends into the mantle, it is subjected to high temperatures and pressures, leading to its recycling into the Earth's interior.
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