Abstract

The evolution of Cordilleran-type orogens is controlled by a balance between forces that result in uplift and forces that destabilize the crustal growth. Numerical modelling indicates that the buoyancy of the underlying mantle wedge is an important factor in the collapse and fragmentation of Cordilleran orogens.

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