Re: Tectonic plates and seams

Aidan Karley <name1_name2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In article <1iem4z9.10whv9i43ha3dN%
auxotectonics_deletethis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Florian wrote:
An advice. Read the full article before making any silly comments.

Article quickly read. No silly comments made.

What about "Oh, under the Tarim Basin. Wow, what a surprise."

Your point is?

That the lithosphere has low strength under extension. The lithosphere
cannot sustain the tensional stresses that should be associated to slab
pull. It should either strecht or fail. Besides, the P-axis is parallel
to the slab => no pull but compression!

Slab pull or Ridge push are unsupported assertions. Is it clearer now?

--
Florian
"Toute vérité passe par trois phases. D'abord, elle est ridiculisée;
ensuite, elle rencontre une vive opposition avant d'être acceptée comme
une totale évidence" - Arthur Schopenhauer
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