Greenland Caledonides
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The Greenland Caledonides are a major mountain belt in eastern Greenland formed by Paleozoic continental collisions that were part of the broader Caledonian orogenic system spanning present-day North America and Europe.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Greenland Caledonides canonical | 2 |
| North Atlantic Caledonides | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain belt
ⓘ
orogenic belt ⓘ |
| ageRange |
Devonian
ⓘ
Ordovician ⓘ Silurian ⓘ |
| boundedBy | East Greenland Rift System ⓘ |
| contains |
deformed sedimentary rocks
ⓘ
igneous intrusions ⓘ metamorphic rocks ⓘ |
| correlatesWith |
Appalachian orogeny
ⓘ
surface form:
Appalachian orogen
British Caledonides ⓘ Scandinavian Caledonides ⓘ |
| country | Greenland ⓘ |
| extendsAlong | eastern margin of Greenland craton ⓘ |
| followedBy | Mesozoic rifting in East Greenland ⓘ |
| formedBy |
Paleozoic continental collision
ⓘ
closure of the Iapetus Ocean ⓘ |
| formedByCollisionOf |
Avalonia
ⓘ
Baltica ⓘ Laurentia ⓘ |
| formedDuring | Paleozoic ⓘ |
| formsPartOf |
Scandinavian Caledonides
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Caledonides
|
| hasEconomicInterest | mineral resources ⓘ |
| hasExposuresIn | East Greenland ⓘ |
| hasExposuresNear |
Kangerlussuaq Fjord (East Greenland)
ⓘ
Kong Oscar Fjord ⓘ Scoresby Sund region (partly) ⓘ
surface form:
Scoresby Sund
|
| hasFeature |
high-strain shear zones
ⓘ
nappe structures ⓘ |
| hasMetamorphicGrade |
amphibolite facies
ⓘ
granulite facies ⓘ greenschist facies ⓘ |
| hasStructuralStyle |
fold-and-thrust belt
ⓘ
thrust belt ⓘ |
| linkedTo | opening of the North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Greenland ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | North America ⓘ |
| orogenicPhase | Caledonian orogeny ⓘ |
| overprints | Precambrian basement rocks ⓘ |
| partOf | Caledonian orogeny ⓘ |
| precededBy | Proterozoic tectonothermal events in Greenland ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
closure of Iapetus Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
Iapetus Ocean closure
|
| researchField |
metamorphic petrology
ⓘ
structural geology ⓘ tectonics ⓘ |
| sovereignState |
Denmark
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Denmark
|
| studiedSince | 19th century ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | convergent plate margin ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
North Atlantic Caledonides