Kuunga orogeny
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The Kuunga orogeny was a late Neoproterozoic to early Paleozoic mountain-building event associated with the final assembly of the Gondwana supercontinent, particularly involving collisions along the margins of East and West Gondwana.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gondwanide orogeny | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological event
ⓘ
mountain-building event ⓘ orogeny ⓘ |
| affects | Precambrian basement terranes ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
East Gondwana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gondwana supercontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ West Gondwana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition |
early Paleozoic orogeny
ⓘ
late Neoproterozoic orogeny ⓘ |
| endTime | early Paleozoic ⓘ |
| forms | Kuunga orogenic belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geodynamicContext | closure of ocean basins between Gondwana fragments ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
continental collision
ⓘ
crustal deformation ⓘ metamorphism ⓘ mountain belt formation ⓘ |
| hasLithology |
granitoid intrusions
ⓘ
high-grade metamorphic rocks ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
formation of long-lived crustal shear zones
ⓘ
suturing of Gondwana blocks ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
folding
ⓘ
regional metamorphism ⓘ thrusting ⓘ |
| involves | collision of East Gondwana and West Gondwana margins ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
Australia ⓘ East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ India ⓘ Madagascar region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kuunga belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursIn |
Neoproterozoic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paleozoic ⓘ |
| partOf | assembly of Gondwana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn | final amalgamation of Gondwana ⓘ |
| recordedIn | metamorphic belts of East Gondwana margin ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
East African orogeny
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pan-African orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | late Neoproterozoic ⓘ |
| supercontinentCycleStage | final assembly of Gondwana ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | collisional orogeny ⓘ |
| timeApproximation | circa 570–530 million years ago ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gondwanide orogeny