Extended Data Fig. 7: Thermal-kinematic calculations of a lithospheric column undergoing lithospheric thinning. | Nature Geoscience

Extended Data Fig. 7: Thermal-kinematic calculations of a lithospheric column undergoing lithospheric thinning.

From: Active crustal differentiation beneath the Rio Grande Rift

Extended Data Fig. 7

a, evolution of lithospheric geotherm following instantaneous juxtaposition of asthenosphere and lithosphere at 55 km, 35 Ma. Black markers represent KBH PT constraints discussed in main text; geotherm plotted every 1 Myr. b, evolution of lithospheric geotherm during depth-dependent extension in which the crust and mantle are thinned by factors of 1.25 and 6, respectively.

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