APPLICATIONS+INVESTIGATIONS IN EARTH
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Chapter 4.5, Problem 4A
Is the temperature at the base of the lithosphere, about 100 kilometers below the surface, approximately 600·C, 1400·C, or 1800·C? _____° C.
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