Why do offshore volcanic arcs collide with and suture to an overriding plate?
A) They are too buoyant to subduct.
B) The melting involved in subduction sutures them to the plate.
C) Their predominant rock type is the same as the overriding plate.
D) When they collide, subduction stops.
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