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Himalayas formation may have destroyed at least 30% of continental crust in collision zone
The research team identified that at least 30% of continental crust was lost to the mantle during the formation of the Himalaya-Tibetan Plateau and Zagros Mountains (potentially up to 64% for the ...
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Unearthing the past: Mysteries of the Melanesian Plateau revealed
The third phase of the plateau's formation occurred between 23 and 5 million years ago, and its latest phase has been ongoing ...