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-cff-version: 1.2.0
-title: LaMEM.jl - julia interface to the Lithosphere and Mantle Evolution Model
-message: >-
-  If you use this software, please cite it using the
-  metadata from this file.
-type: software
-authors:
-  - given-names: Boris
-    family-names: Kaus
-    orcid: 'https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0247-8660'
-    affiliation: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
-keywords:
-  - computational geodynamics
-license: MIT
-