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Therefore, isostacy stabilizes mountains. Isostacy also stabilizes the earth's crust. | Therefore, isostacy stabilizes mountains. Isostacy also stabilizes the earth's crust. | ||
However, mountains do not stabilize the crust through isostacy. The crust stabilises itself through its own isostacy. Therefore, the stability of the crust, through 'crustal' isostacy, has nothing to do with mountains. It is | However, mountains do not stabilize the crust through isostacy. The crust stabilises itself through its own isostacy. Therefore, the stability of the crust, through 'crustal' isostacy, has nothing to do with mountains. It is only wishful thinking to extend this 'mountain-specific' isostacy to the crust (which has its own isostacy) because isostacy is an independent 'force or phenomenon' acting on the mountains as it independently does on the crust. | ||
===The term ‘tameeda’ does not refer to earthquakes but to shaking or disturbances=== | ===The term ‘tameeda’ does not refer to earthquakes but to shaking or disturbances=== | ||