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the part of the mantle lying below cratons, which moves during tectonic activity
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Next Reports Geodynamic Evidence for a Chemically Depleted Continental Tectosphere Alessandro M. Forte * and H. K. Claire Perry The tectosphere, namely the portions of Earth's mantle lying below cratons, has a thermochemical structure that differs from average suboceanic mantle.