Trans-Hudson orogeny

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Paleoproterozoic orogeny geological event orogeny

The Trans-Hudson orogeny was a major Paleoproterozoic mountain-building event that helped assemble the core of the North American continent by colliding several ancient continental fragments.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Penokean orogeny	1
Trans-Hudson orogeny canonical	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Paleoproterozoic orogeny ⓘ geological event ⓘ orogeny ⓘ
approximateAgeRange	1.9–1.8 billion years ago ⓘ
associatedWith	amphibolite-facies metamorphism ⓘ back-arc basins ⓘ foreland basins ⓘ granulite-facies metamorphism ⓘ greenstone belts ⓘ high-grade metamorphic belts ⓘ volcanic arcs ⓘ
continentInvolved	Laurentia NERFINISHED ⓘ North American craton NERFINISHED ⓘ
economicImportance	associated with base metal deposits ⓘ associated with copper deposits ⓘ associated with gold mineralization ⓘ associated with nickel deposits ⓘ
formsStructure	Trans-Hudson orogenic belt NERFINISHED ⓘ
geologicalAge	Paleoproterozoic ⓘ
helpedForm	core of the North American continent ⓘ
involvedTerrane	Hearne craton NERFINISHED ⓘ Rae craton NERFINISHED ⓘ Superior craton NERFINISHED ⓘ microcontinental fragments ⓘ
orogenyType	collisional orogeny ⓘ
partOf	assembly of the North American craton ⓘ
presentInCountry	Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
presentInRegion	Black Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ Canadian Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ Hudson Bay region ⓘ Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Nunavut NERFINISHED ⓘ Reindeer Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ Saskatchewan NERFINISHED ⓘ South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Thompson Nickel Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ
resultedIn	folding and thrusting of sedimentary sequences ⓘ formation of a major Paleoproterozoic orogenic belt ⓘ granitoid magmatism ⓘ metamorphism of Archean and Paleoproterozoic rocks ⓘ suturing of Archean cratons ⓘ thickening of continental crust ⓘ
significance	important for understanding plate tectonics in the Paleoproterozoic ⓘ key event in stabilization of the North American craton ⓘ major event in early Proterozoic continental growth ⓘ
tectonicSetting	continent–continent collision ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Laurentia → experienced → Trans-Hudson orogeny ⓘ

this entity surface form: Penokean orogeny