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A Window into the Pyrenees Mountains' Geologic Past

by C. Schultz 11 November 20147 October 2021

Researchers use ancient rifting systems in the Bay of Biscay to investigate the precollision history of the Pyrenees Mountains.

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Thin Precollision Crust Can Explain Aspects of Indo-Asian Convergence

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The paradoxical thickness of the Tibetan Plateau has puzzled scientists for decades. Now new research offers up an explanation for this mystery.

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