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In this chapter we discuss geodynamic processes that may be described with the units of energy or temperature. This general theme is an obvious starting point in geodynamics, as so many properties of rocks that may be observed in the field are a strong function of temperature, for example the formation of metamorphic parageneses or the mechanisms with which rocks deform.
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(2007). Energetics: Heat and Temperature. In: Geodynamics of the Lithosphere. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71237-4_3
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