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The Qur'an draws attention to a very important geological function of
mountains.
”We placed firmly embedded mountains on the earth,
so it would not move under them…„
(The Qur'an, 21:31)
Sediment
Ocean Ocean km
- 0
Mountains have
-10
roots deep
Continental Crust -20
under the
-30 surface of the
Moho
-40 ground. (Earth,
-50 Press and
Siever, p. 413)
Mantle
Horizontal distance not to scale
Russian
British Isles N. Germany Alps Europe Platform Caucasus
Schematic
section.
Mountains, like
pegs, have deep
roots embedded
in the ground.
(Anatomy of the
Earth, Cailleux,
p.220)
Mountain range Another illustration
Erosion
Deposition Sea level shows how
mountains are peg-
like in shape, due to
their deep roots.
Mantle (Earth Science,
Tarbuck and Lutgens,
Mountain root p.158)
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