Qinling–Dabie orogeny
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The Qinling–Dabie orogeny was a major Paleozoic–Mesozoic mountain-building event in central China that formed the Qinling and Dabie mountain ranges through the collision of the North China and South China tectonic blocks.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Qinling–Dabie orogenic belt | 3 |
| Qinling–Dabie–Sulu orogenic belt | 2 |
| Qinling–Dabie belt | 1 |
| Qinling–Dabie orogeny canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3992897 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Qinling–Dabie orogeny Context triple: [Dabie Mountains, orogeny, Qinling–Dabie orogeny]
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Yanshanian orogeny
The Yanshanian orogeny was a major Mesozoic mountain-building event in northern China that significantly reshaped the geology and structure of the Yan Mountains and surrounding regions.
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Cadomian orogeny
The Cadomian orogeny was a late Neoproterozoic mountain-building event that shaped parts of what are now western Europe, contributing to the assembly of the supercontinent Pannotia.
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C.
Variscan orogeny
The Variscan orogeny was a major late Paleozoic mountain-building event in Europe, broadly contemporaneous with the Appalachian orogeny, that resulted from the collision of continental plates during the assembly of the supercontinent Pangaea.
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Grenville orogeny
The Grenville orogeny was a major Precambrian mountain-building event that helped assemble the supercontinent Rodinia and formed the ancient core of parts of North America and other continents.
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E.
Karakoram orogeny
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Qinling–Dabie orogeny Target entity description: The Qinling–Dabie orogeny was a major Paleozoic–Mesozoic mountain-building event in central China that formed the Qinling and Dabie mountain ranges through the collision of the North China and South China tectonic blocks.
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A.
Yanshanian orogeny
The Yanshanian orogeny was a major Mesozoic mountain-building event in northern China that significantly reshaped the geology and structure of the Yan Mountains and surrounding regions.
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B.
Cadomian orogeny
The Cadomian orogeny was a late Neoproterozoic mountain-building event that shaped parts of what are now western Europe, contributing to the assembly of the supercontinent Pannotia.
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C.
Variscan orogeny
The Variscan orogeny was a major late Paleozoic mountain-building event in Europe, broadly contemporaneous with the Appalachian orogeny, that resulted from the collision of continental plates during the assembly of the supercontinent Pangaea.
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D.
Grenville orogeny
The Grenville orogeny was a major Precambrian mountain-building event that helped assemble the supercontinent Rodinia and formed the ancient core of parts of North America and other continents.
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E.
Karakoram orogeny
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological event
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mountain-building event ⓘ orogeny ⓘ |
| associatedRockType |
eclogite
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gneiss ⓘ granite ⓘ |
| associatedStructure |
Qinling suture zone
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surface form:
Dabie suture zone
Qinling suture zone ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
eclogite-facies metamorphism
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granitoid magmatism ⓘ high-pressure metamorphic rocks ⓘ suture zone between North China and South China blocks ⓘ ultrahigh-pressure metamorphism ⓘ |
| causedBy | collision of the North China Block and South China Block ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| deformationStyle |
crustal thickening
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thrusting and folding ⓘ |
| endEra | Mesozoic Era ⓘ |
| formed |
Dabie Mountains
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Qinling Mountains ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod |
Mesozoic
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Paleozoic ⓘ |
| hasPhase |
continental collision
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post-collisional extension ⓘ subduction-related deformation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central China
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surface form:
central China
|
| metamorphicGrade |
high-pressure
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ultrahigh-pressure ⓘ |
| orogen |
Qinling–Dabie orogeny
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Qinling–Dabie orogenic belt
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| plateInvolved |
North China Block
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South China Block ⓘ |
| region |
Qinling–Dabie orogeny
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Qinling–Dabie belt
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| relatedTo |
Qinling–Dabie orogeny
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Qinling–Dabie–Sulu orogenic belt
North China Craton ⓘ
surface form:
Sino-Korean Craton
Yangtze Plate ⓘ
surface form:
Yangtze Craton
|
| researchField |
metamorphic petrology
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structural geology ⓘ tectonics ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
amalgamation of the North China Block and South China Block
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closure of the Paleo-Tethys-related oceanic basin between North China and South China blocks ⓘ formation of the Qinling–Dabie–Sulu orogenic belt ⓘ |
| significance |
important for understanding continental collision processes
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key event in the tectonic evolution of East Asia ⓘ records deep subduction of continental crust ⓘ |
| startEra | Paleozoic Era ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | continental collision ⓘ |
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Subject: Qinling–Dabie orogeny Description of subject: The Qinling–Dabie orogeny was a major Paleozoic–Mesozoic mountain-building event in central China that formed the Qinling and Dabie mountain ranges through the collision of the North China and South China tectonic blocks.
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