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orogenic collapse: a standalone construct

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orogeniccollapse1 CONSTRUCTOrogenic collapseDEWEY · TECTONICS

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extension of a thickened mountain belt under its own weight once gravitational forces exceed the forces holding it up.

In tectonics, orogenic collapse refers to extension of a thickened mountain belt under its own weight once gravitational forces exceed the forces holding it up. This meaning comes from Dewey (1988) in Tectonics.[1]

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  1. Dewey, J. F. (1988). Extensional collapse of orogens. Tectonics, 7(6), 1123-1139. https://doi.org/10.1029/tc007i006p01123

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