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New Insights into the Formation of Old Norwegian Mountains

by S. Palus 8 May 20152 March 2023

Researchers look to minerals in rocks from Norway's Western Gneiss Region to determine when the mountain-making period came to a close in the region.

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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

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 30 September 201416 August 2022

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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