Karakoram orogeny
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The Karakoram orogeny is the mountain-building event responsible for forming the high, rugged Karakoram Range in the western Himalayas through ongoing tectonic collision and uplift.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Karakoram orogeny canonical | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological process
ⓘ
mountain-building event ⓘ orogeny ⓘ |
| actsOn |
Eurasian continental margin
ⓘ
surface form:
Eurasian Plate margin
Karakoram terrane ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Karakoram fault system
ⓘ
granitoid intrusions ⓘ metamorphic core complexes ⓘ normal faulting at high elevations ⓘ strike-slip faulting ⓘ thrust faulting ⓘ |
| causedBy |
India–Eurasia continental collision
ⓘ
continental collision ⓘ convergent plate boundary ⓘ tectonic compression ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Cenozoic
ⓘ
Neogene ⓘ Quaternary ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
deep valleys
ⓘ
extreme elevation gradients ⓘ high, rugged relief ⓘ steep slopes ⓘ |
| hasPeak |
Broad Peak
ⓘ
Gasherbrum I ⓘ Gasherbrum II ⓘ K2 ⓘ Masherbrum ⓘ |
| influences |
glaciation in the Karakoram Range
ⓘ
regional climate ⓘ river incision ⓘ sediment supply to surrounding basins ⓘ |
| isOngoing | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia
ⓘ
China ⓘ Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ India ⓘ Karakoram ⓘ
surface form:
Karakoram Range
Ladakh ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Xinjiang ⓘ western Himalayas ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt
ⓘ
surface form:
Alpine–Himalayan orogenic belt
|
| resultsIn |
crustal shortening
ⓘ
crustal thickening ⓘ exhumation of deep crustal rocks ⓘ faulting ⓘ folding ⓘ high topography ⓘ magmatism ⓘ metamorphism ⓘ mountain uplift ⓘ |
| startTime |
Cenozoic
ⓘ
surface form:
Cenozoic era
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.