blister hypothesis

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blister hypothesis [′blis·tər hī′päth·ə·səs]

(geology)

A theory of the formation of compressional mountains by a process in which radiogenic heat expands and melts a portion of the earth's crust and subcrust, causing a domed regional uplift (blister) on a foundation of molten material that has no permanent strength.

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