Alpine orogeny

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geological process mountain-building event orogeny

The Alpine orogeny is a major mountain-building event that created the Alps and other ranges across southern Europe and parts of Asia through the collision of tectonic plates during the Cenozoic Era.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Alpine orogeny canonical	44
Alpine Orogeny	1
Alpine orogenic system	1
Alpine orogeny system	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geological process ⓘ mountain-building event ⓘ orogeny ⓘ
characterizedBy	deep crustal roots ⓘ high topography ⓘ seismic activity along plate boundaries ⓘ
created	Elburz Mountains ⓘ surface form: Alborz Mountains Alps ⓘ Apennines ⓘ Atlas Mountains ⓘ Carpathian Mountains ⓘ surface form: Carpathians Caucasus ⓘ surface form: Caucasus Mountains Dinaric Alps ⓘ Himalayas ⓘ Hindu Kush ⓘ Pamir Mountains ⓘ Pyrenees ⓘ Taurus Mountains ⓘ Zagros Mountains ⓘ
endTime	Quaternary period ⓘ surface form: Quaternary Period
geologicalPeriod	Cenozoic ⓘ surface form: Cenozoic Era
hasCause	collision of the African Plate with the Eurasian Plate ⓘ collision of the Indian Plate with the Eurasian Plate ⓘ convergence of the Arabian Plate with the Eurasian Plate ⓘ
hasEffect	closure of the Tethys Ocean ⓘ formation of the Alps ⓘ uplift of mountain ranges in southern Europe ⓘ uplift of mountain ranges in western Asia ⓘ
involves	continental collision ⓘ crustal shortening ⓘ folding of sedimentary sequences ⓘ magmatism ⓘ metamorphism of crustal rocks ⓘ subduction of oceanic lithosphere ⓘ thrust faulting ⓘ
mainPhase	Eocene ⓘ Miocene ⓘ Oligocene Epoch ⓘ surface form: Oligocene
partOf	Cenozoic orogenic cycle ⓘ
precedes	ongoing active deformation in the Alpine belt ⓘ
region	Central Asia ⓘ Mediterranean region ⓘ Middle East ⓘ South Asia ⓘ Southern Europe ⓘ surface form: southern Europe
relatedTo	Caledonian orogeny ⓘ Variscan orogeny ⓘ surface form: Hercynian orogeny
startTime	Paleogene ⓘ surface form: Paleogene Period
tectonicSetting	convergent plate boundary ⓘ

Referenced by (47)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alps → partOf → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Cenozoic → includesEvent → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Lesser Caucasus → geologicalOrigin → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Lesser Caucasus → orogeny → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Altai Mountains → geologicalFormation → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Jura Mountains → orogeny → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Pennine Alps → geologicalAge → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Pennine Alps → orogeny → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Balkan Mountains → geologicalPeriod → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt → orogenyIncludes → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Ligurian Alps → partOf → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Himalayan orogeny → partOf → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Sierra Nevada (Spain) → geologicalPeriod → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Pamir Mountains → geologicalOrigin → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Iranian plateau → orogeny → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Southern Limestone Alps → tectonicSetting → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Alay Mountains → orogeny → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Miage range → geology → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Somkheti Range → geologicalOrigin → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Kunlun Mountains → orogeny → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Southern Alps → orogeny → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alpine Orogeny

Tell Atlas → orogeny → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Eastern Carpathians → orogeny → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Djurdjura Mountains → orogeny → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Alpine-Carpathian mountain system → partOf → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Alpine-Carpathian mountain system → formedDuring → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Hellenides → orogeny → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Col du Fréjus area → geologicalSetting → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Pontic Mountains → geologicalOrigin → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Tethys Ocean → associatedWith → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Patkai Range → orogeny → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Baetic System → partOf → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Baetic System → orogeny → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Penibetic Cordillera → orogeny → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Penibaetic System → geologicalOrigin → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Monts Dore volcanic field → orogeny → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Anatolian Plate → partOf → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alpine orogeny system

Bitlis–Zagros suture zone → orogeny → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Alpine main chain → geologicalContext → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Adriatic Plate → partOf → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alpine orogenic system

Rila–Rhodope massif → orogeny → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Elburz Mountains → geologicalOrigin → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Chersky Range → orogeny → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Émile Argand → studied → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Austrian Alps → formedBy → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

Alps (in clear weather) → partOf → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

subject surface form: Alps

southern Alps → orogeny → Alpine orogeny ⓘ

subject surface form: Southern Alps