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Tiny Crystals Capture Millions of Years of Mountain Range History: A Geologist Excavates the Himalayas with a Microscope
The Conversation
(2024)
Abstract
The Himalayas stand as Earth’s highest mountain range, possibly the highest ever. How did it form? Why is it so tall?
You might think understanding big mountain ranges requires big measurements – perhaps satellite imaging over tens or hundreds of thousands of square miles. Although scientists certainly use satellite data, many of us, including me, study the biggest of mountain ranges by relying on the smallest of measurements in tiny minerals that grew as the mountain range formed.
Keywords
- geology,
- geochemistry,
- mountains,
- Nepal,
- geoscience,
- Himalayas,
- minerology
Disciplines
Publication Date
April 9, 2024
Citation Information
Matthew J. Kohn. "Tiny Crystals Capture Millions of Years of Mountain Range History: A Geologist Excavates the Himalayas with a Microscope" The Conversation (2024) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/matthew_kohn/124/