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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-10-357-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-10-357-2019
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27 Feb 2019
Peer-reviewed comment |  | 27 Feb 2019

Comment on “Channel flow, tectonic overpressure, and exhumation of high-pressure rocks in the Greater Himalayas” by Marques et al. (2018)

John P. Platt

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The channel flow model proposed by Marques et al (2018) for the Himalayas has a geometry that would not generate any excess pressure. The excess pressure calculated by the authors, based on a different and highly improbable geometry, is so high that the overlying rocks would not be able to contain it: they would bend or break in such a way as to relieve the pressure. The conclusions drawn by the authors are therefore unwarranted and misleading.