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Episode 65 - The Sierra Nevada & The Alps

The Geology Flannelcast

English - October 16, 2020 02:55 - 50 minutes - 44.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 175 ratings
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In this episode, the Flannelcasters talk about the formation of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California and the Alps in Europe.

In this episode, the Flannelcasters talk about the formation of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California and the Alps in Europe.

Links:
Sierra Nevadas Formed in a “Geologic Instant” – Geologists Raise the Speed Limit for How Fast Continental Crust Can Form
Textbooks and Geoscientists May Be Wrong About How the Alps Were Formed