plumbotectonics

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

plumbo- +‎ tectonics

Noun[edit]

plumbotectonics (uncountable)

  1. (geology) The formation of lead isotopes (and also those of uranium and thorium) by the recycling of rock between the crust and mantle

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