The processes that form continental crust from the denser basaltic rocks of the upper mantle may make the lower lithosphere denser than the underlying mantle. One theory holds that the lower ...
Machine generated contents note: Foreword; Preface; 1. What is the lithosphere?; 2. Age of the lithosphere; 3. Seismic structure of the lithosphere; 4. Thermal regime of the lithosphere from heat flow ...
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