geotherm
Britishnoun
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a line or surface within or on the earth connecting points of equal temperature
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the representation of such a line or surface on a map or diagram
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Decompression melting, plus an addition of heat, shifts the geotherm across the solidus.
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Reduced pressure shifts the geotherm to the right of the solidus, causing decompression melting.
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The dotted line may be assumed to be a geotherm having a temperature of viscosity.
From The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays by John Joly
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