Brasiliano orogeny
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The Brasiliano orogeny was a major Neoproterozoic mountain-building event in South America associated with the assembly of the supercontinent Gondwana.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Brasiliano orogeny canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brasiliano orogeny Context triple: [Pan-African orogeny, hasPart, Brasiliano orogeny]
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A.
Andean orogeny
The Andean orogeny is the long-lasting mountain-building process responsible for creating and uplifting the Andes Mountains along the western margin of South America due to subduction of oceanic plates beneath the continent.
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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.
Brazilian Highlands
The Brazilian Highlands are an extensive plateau region covering much of eastern, southern, and central Brazil, known for their diverse landscapes, rich biodiversity, and major role in the country’s climate and river systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brasiliano orogeny Target entity description: The Brasiliano orogeny was a major Neoproterozoic mountain-building event in South America associated with the assembly of the supercontinent Gondwana.
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A.
Andean orogeny
The Andean orogeny is the long-lasting mountain-building process responsible for creating and uplifting the Andes Mountains along the western margin of South America due to subduction of oceanic plates beneath the continent.
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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.
Brazilian Highlands
The Brazilian Highlands are an extensive plateau region covering much of eastern, southern, and central Brazil, known for their diverse landscapes, rich biodiversity, and major role in the country’s climate and river systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neoproterozoic orogeny
ⓘ
geological event ⓘ orogeny ⓘ |
| affects |
Araçuaí Belt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Borborema Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Brasília Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ Dom Feliciano Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ Mantiqueira Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Pampean Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ Paraguay Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ Precambrian basement of Brazil ⓘ Ribeira Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierras Pampeanas NERFINISHED ⓘ South American Platform NERFINISHED ⓘ São Francisco Craton margins ⓘ Tocantins Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateAgeMa | 900–500 Ma ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gondwana assembly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
supercontinent cycle ⓘ |
| cause |
closure of Neoproterozoic ocean basins
ⓘ
collision of cratonic blocks in South America ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| correlatesWith | Pan-African orogeny in Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Argentina
ⓘ
Bolivia ⓘ Brazil ⓘ Paraguay NERFINISHED ⓘ Uruguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | Neoproterozoic ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Precambrian geology
ⓘ
structural geology ⓘ tectonics ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Neoproterozoic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Pan-African orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orogenicCycle | Brasiliano–Pan-African orogenic cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overprints | older Precambrian structures ⓘ |
| partOf | assembly of Gondwana ⓘ |
| precedes | breakup of Gondwana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedProcess |
accretion of terranes
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continental collision ⓘ subduction ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
crustal thickening
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formation of Neoproterozoic mobile belts in South America ⓘ granitoid magmatism ⓘ metamorphism of Precambrian rocks ⓘ shear zones and thrust belts ⓘ |
| startTime | Neoproterozoic ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | collisional orogeny ⓘ |
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Subject: Brasiliano orogeny Description of subject: The Brasiliano orogeny was a major Neoproterozoic mountain-building event in South America associated with the assembly of the supercontinent Gondwana.
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