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Mobilized friction coefficient as a function of depth after 6 Myr of applying a strain rate typical of plate tectonics (10−17 s−1) in the upper crust considering that the stress field is initially isotropic (see inlet for a sketch of the model). Note that whereas the crystalline basement becomes critically stressed, the sedimentary rocks remain far from being critically stressed.
