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Divergent Plate Boundary
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Description: Divergent plate boundaries (constructive margins)
Two plates move apart
Mantle material upwells to create new seafloor
Ocean ridges and seafloor spreading
Oceanic ridges develop along well-developed boundaries
Along ridges, seafloor spreading creates new seafloor  
Continental rifts form at spreading centers within a continent

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