# delamination (geology)

> process occurring when lower continental crust and mantle lithosphere break away from the upper continental crust

**Wikidata**: [Q5253111](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5253111)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delamination_(geology))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/delamination-geology


## References

1. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)