Crustal Roots is a geological construct denoting the downward-projecting, thickened portions of the continental crust that extend into the upper mantle, distinguished by their role in isostatic compensation and their association with mountain belts.
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Core complex geometries and regional scale flow in the lower crust
Lisa V. Block, L. H. Royden · Tectonics · 1990 · 325 citations
D. Graham Pearson · Lithos · 1999 · 287 citations
Effects of mantle upwelling in a compressional setting: the Atlas Mountains of Morocco
Antonio Teixell, P. Ayarza, Hermann Zeyen et al. · Terra Nova · 2005 · 207 citations
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Paris, France
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Czech Geological Survey
Prague, Czechia
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Geociencias Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
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Charles University
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University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
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Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
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