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Hydrostatic forces and mechanical strengths limit the flow regimes possible for fluids migrating through channels in the Earth's crust and upper mantle. Temperature changes of fluids probably do not exceed a few tens of degrees during ascent.
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LANG, A. Pressure and Temperature Gradients in Ascending Fluids and Magmas. Nature Physical Science 238, 98–100 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci238098a0
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