A me´lange is a:
A) composite metamorphic rock formation formed at continental collision zones.
B) metamorphosed sequence of rocks that formerly constituted a vertical column of oceanic lithosphere.
C) sequence of rocks produced by subduction- zone volcanism.
D) composite mixture of rock and sediment pressed against the inner wall of a subduction trench.
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