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Earth and Space Sciences · Glossary

What is Exhumation; exhumation rate?

Also known as: exhumation · exhumation rate

Definition 11.8 University Earth and Space Sciences — Year 2 · Chapter 11 — Thermobarometry and P–T–t Paths

Exhumation is the movement of a rock towards the Earth’s surface, by removal of the rocks above it. The exhumation rate is the rate of decrease of its depth.

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