Rise of the Andes

Carmala N. Garzione; Gregory D. Hoke; Julie C. Libarkin; Saunia Withers; Bruce MacFadden; John Eiler; Prosenjit Ghosh; Andreas Mulch

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Rise of the Andes

Carmala N. Garzione, Gregory D. Hoke, Julie C. Libarkin, Saunia Withers, Bruce MacFadden, John Eiler, Prosenjit Ghosh, Andreas Mulch

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Abstract

The surface uplift of mountain belts is generally assumed to reflect progressive shortening and crustal thickening, leading to their gradual rise. Recent studies of the Andes indicate that their elevation remained relatively stable for long periods (tens of millions of years), separated by rapid (1 to 4 million years) changes of 1.5 kilometers or more. Periodic punctuated surface uplift of mountain belts probably reflects the rapid removal of unstable, dense lower lithosphere after long-term thickening of the crust and lithospheric mantle.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1304-1307
Number of pages	4
Journal	Science
Volume	320
Issue number	5881
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1148615
State	Published - Jun 6 2008
Externally published	Yes

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