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. 2022 Nov 16;10(3):nwac257. doi: 10.1093/nsr/nwac257

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Figure 6. — A cartoon illustrating a lithosphere architecture characterized by crust–mantle decoupling, constrained by geophysical and geological data, and its control over generation of orogenic gold deposits. The subduction of the Indian continent induced E-W-trending flow of mantle lithosphere driven by asthenosphere upwelling and NNW-trending crustal deformation, constituting an architecture characterized by crust–mantle decoupling. Controlled by this architecture, the RRF acted as a high-flux conduit, along which basic magma ponded and degassed, leading to formation of a series of OGDs at the fault intersections. Abbreviations: LAB = lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary; SCLM = subcontinental lithospheric mantle.