All of the following statements concerning mantle temperature are true EXCEPT:
A) lower concentrations of subsurface radioactive isotopes reduce the geothermal gradient.
B) higher concentrations of surface radioactive isotopes give a steeper geothermal gradient.
C) higher pressure at depth raises melting temperatures.
D) mantle rock melts at depths below 100 kilometers.
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