Earth’s continents are slowly moving across the planet’s surface due to plate tectonics, culminating in regions of crustal expansion and collision. In the latter case, high temperatures and pressures lead to the reworking of the crust, affecting its composition, as well as that of the underlying mantle. Furthermore, when two continental plates collide, distinct topographic features are produced, namely mountain ranges, which are surficial manifests of Earth’s thickened crust.
Himalayas formation may have destroyed at least 30% of continental crust in collision zone
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