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We cannot observe and describe structures below the so-called granitic layer of the crust because even on shield areas the crystalline rocks exposed there, down to the granulite facies, could scarcely occur below the upper 20 km. There is no basis for expecting help in the near future, in this respect, from ultradeep drilling.
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Sheinmann, Y.M. (1971). The Possibility of Understanding the Tectonics of Deep-Seated Regions and a Method Proposed for Studying it. In: Tectonics and the Formation of Magmas. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1584-1_3
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