🌏 Transform Faults (Conservative Plate Boundaries)
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At transform faults, two plates slide past each other sideways, without new crust being created or lost.
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Huge tensions build up due to friction, which can be released suddenly.
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Example:
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The San Andreas Fault in California, where the Pacific and North American plates slide past each other. This results in very strong and destructive earthquakes. Volcanism hardly occurs here.
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