Andean orogeny
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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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological process
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mountain-building process → orogeny → |
| associatedWith |
Andean Cordillera
→
Andean back-arc basins → Andean foreland deformation → Andean seismicity → Benioff zone beneath the Andes → |
| beganDuring |
Late Jurassic
→
Mesozoic era → |
| causedBy |
subduction of oceanic plates beneath South America
→
subduction of the Antarctic Plate beneath the South American Plate → subduction of the Caribbean Plate beneath northwestern South America → subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South American Plate → |
| continuedDuring |
Cenozoic era
→
Neogene period → Paleogene period → |
| drivenBy |
crustal shortening
→
crustal thickening → oceanic–continental plate convergence → slab pull of subducting oceanic plates → |
| hasPart |
Bolivian orogenic phase
→
Chilean orogenic phase → Incaic phase of the Andean orogeny → Patagonian orogenic phase → Peruvian phase of the Andean orogeny → Quechua phase of the Andean orogeny → |
| influencedBy |
changes in subduction angle
→
flat-slab subduction segments beneath South America → |
| intensifiedDuring |
Cretaceous period
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| isOngoing |
true
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| occursIn |
western margin of South America
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| partOf |
Andes Mountains geological history
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| produced |
Andean magmatism
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Andean volcanism → fold-and-thrust belts in the Andes → foreland basins east of the Andes → high plateau of the Altiplano–Puna → thickened continental crust beneath the Andes → |
| relatedTo |
Andean volcanic belt
→
Andean-type continental margin → |
| resultedIn |
uplift of the Andes Mountains
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| spatialExtent |
Argentina
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Bolivia → Chile → Colombia → Ecuador → Patagonia → Peru → Venezuela → |
| tectonicSetting |
convergent plate boundary
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Referenced by (14)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Eastern Cordillera of the Andes
→
Nevado de Acay volcanic center → Northern Volcanic Zone of the Andes → San Pedro volcano → |
orogeny |
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Andean Volcanic Belt
→
Peru–Chile Trench region → |
associatedWith |
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Andean subduction system
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drives |
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Andes Mountains foothills
("Andean orogenic belt")
→
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geologicalRelation |
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Eastern Cordillera of the Andes
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geologicalSetting |
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Andean orogeny
("Patagonian orogenic phase")
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hasPart |
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Cenozoic
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includesEvent |
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Tupungatito
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isPartOf |
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Andean Volcanic Belt
("Andean orogenic system")
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partOf |
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Nazca Basin
→
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relatedTo |