upper mantle

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upper
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈʌp.ər/us
/ˈʌp.ɚ/
at a higher position or level than something else, or being the top part ...
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mantle
noun
uk
/ˈmæn.təl/us
/ˈmæn.t̬əl/
formal
the responsibilities of an important position or job, especially as given from the person who had the job to the person who ...
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(Definition ofupperandmantlefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The mafic magmas were probably derived from theuppermantle(spinel stability field) by 9 % partial melting.
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The major element composition of theuppermantleestimated from the composition of lherzolites.
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Permeability of partially moltenuppermantlerocks from experiments and percolation theory.
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Melting of the shallowuppermantle: a new prospective.
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This book contains a wealth of new data and new thinking on the whole problem of ophiolites and oceanic crust anduppermantle.
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Drury gives a useful and well-informed review on experiments on olivine, the rheology of which controlsuppermantledeformation.
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Ocean drilling, however, will never allow the very detailed three-dimensional view of the oceanic crust anduppermantleprovided by on-land ophiolites.
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Granitoid magmatism is a manifestation of complex dynamic processes that occur in the crust anduppermantle.
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Alternatively, the 'enriched' basalts erupted in a near-margin setting, implying that still-hot ophiolitic lithosphere anduppermantlewere emplaced directly onto marginal oceanic crust, without destruction of any intervening ocean.
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The adult has a dark grey crown, face,uppermantle, back, upperwing, tail, and throat.
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These layers most commonly have been interpreted as products of reaction between ascending magmas and peridotite of theuppermantle.
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It is not a quaternary volcanic island, but rather is believed to be an upthrusted part ofuppermantlematerial.
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Below the lithosphere theuppermantlebecomes notably more plastic.
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There are many issues of interest, such as determining the source of forces originating in theuppermantleand their effects on the continental lithosphere.
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However, not much of a noticeable evidence linking the production of magma in theuppermantleto a possible tectonic system has been stated.
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This extensional phase was probably a result of slab detachment in theuppermantle.
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This has significant consequences for the water storage capacity, and the solidus temperature of the lherzolite of theuppermantle.
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