tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321380.post6253568466112019181..comments2024-01-31T00:28:11.688-06:00Comments on Research at a snail's pace: Unnatural Histories: The Lonely Mountain, Part 1Matt Kuchtahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18168846490598155683noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321380.post-18629770992056419562013-12-17T10:06:10.105-06:002013-12-17T10:06:10.105-06:00Greg,
Rift valleys are fascinating places for tect...Greg,<br />Rift valleys are fascinating places for tectonic puzzles. Lots of heat flow means more buoyant crust and general uplift even though the crust is thinning. And the melt compositions can be really weird (like Longai's carbonanite lavas).Matt Kuchtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18168846490598155683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321380.post-4629547560027457662013-12-17T08:55:40.791-06:002013-12-17T08:55:40.791-06:00Also, this: http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2013...Also, this: http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2013/12/17/have-dragons-orcs-and-wizards-caused-climate-change/Greg Ladenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04857616630819182647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321380.post-1389369610290222422013-12-17T08:55:12.738-06:002013-12-17T08:55:12.738-06:00I've had similar questions. I see rift valley...I've had similar questions. I see rift valleys, and also, something like the Rwenzori pushup, which allows any kind of earlier formation to be up high in a mountain. I would look at the Western Rift Valley for analogues. Greg Ladenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04857616630819182647noreply@blogger.com