Baikal orogeny
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Baikal orogeny is an ancient mountain-building event that shaped parts of Siberia and Central Asia during the late Precambrian to early Paleozoic eras.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baikal orogeny canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological event
ⓘ
mountain-building event ⓘ orogeny ⓘ |
| affects |
Central Asian orogenic belt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siberian craton margins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Baikal mountain belt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baikalides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | late Precambrian–early Paleozoic ⓘ |
| endTime | early Paleozoic ⓘ |
| geologicalAgeContext |
Cambrian
ⓘ
Neoproterozoic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
crustal thickening
ⓘ
folding and thrusting of crustal rocks ⓘ formation of mountain belts ⓘ granitoid magmatism ⓘ metamorphism of sedimentary sequences ⓘ |
| hasResult |
reworking of Precambrian basement complexes
ⓘ
stabilization of parts of the Siberian continental crust ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicSignificance |
controls distribution of Neoproterozoic–Cambrian basins
ⓘ
defines regional unconformities in Siberia ⓘ |
| involvesProcess |
continental collision
ⓘ
subduction ⓘ terrane accretion ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lake Baikal region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursIn |
Central Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
tectonic evolution of Central Asia
ⓘ
tectonic evolution of Siberia ⓘ |
| precedes | Caledonian orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| produced |
granite intrusions in Siberia
ⓘ
metamorphic belts in Baikal region ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cadomian orogeny
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pan-African orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | late Precambrian ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
historical geology
ⓘ
structural geology ⓘ tectonics ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
accretionary orogeny
ⓘ
continental margin orogeny ⓘ |
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