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CrustalTrudger t1_j2ej1d8 wrote

Tidal heating is not a significant source of geothermal heat on Earth, the two primary sources are radioactive decay and left over heat from planetary accretion. Tidal heating is important on other bodies, e.g., Io, but not on Earth. You are still correct in that both sources of heat on Earth (i.e., heat from radioactive decay and primordial heat) are decreasing on geologic timescales.

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