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Palaeo-altimetry of Tibet

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  • Peter Molnar

    (University of Colorado)

  • Gregory A. Houseman

    (Institute of Geophysics and Tectonics, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds)

  • Philip C. England

    (Oxford University)

Abstract

Arising from: D. B. Rowley & B. S. Currie Nature 439, 677–681 (2006); Rowley & Currie reply The determination of palaeo-elevation has emerged in the past 15 years as an important tool for constraining physical processes that govern the formation of mountain belts. Rowley and Currie1 report palaeo-elevations for the Lunpola basin within the Tibetan plateau and claim that these elevations are incompatible with 'mantle-thickening models' for mountain formation. We show here that their data do not support this conclusion and, indeed, are consistent with its opposite. The Tibetan plateau could have risen by a kilometre or more as its dense lower lithosphere sank into the underlying mantle.

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  • Peter Molnar & Gregory A. Houseman & Philip C. England, 2006. "Palaeo-altimetry of Tibet," Nature, Nature, vol. 444(7117), pages 4-4, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:444:y:2006:i:7117:d:10.1038_nature05368
    DOI: 10.1038/nature05368
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