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    1 year ago

    Plate tectonics and isostasy: Ocean ridges can only push so much and the denser a mountain range is, the higher the stress on the crust and mantle material.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rk2jx3eRDE

    I guess this only explains the positive constraints of orogenesis.