Abstract
The Variscan lower crust of Europe acquired its main features (seismic layering, intrusion of mantle-derived magmas, granulite-grade metamorphism) when the upper crust underwent post-thickening extension through gravitational collapse. We suggest that post-thickening collapse is a geodynamic process that contributes to the growth and differentiation of continental lithosphere in collapsed mountain belts.
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