Apennine orogeny
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The Apennine orogeny is the mountain-building event responsible for forming Italy’s Apennine Mountains through the collision and complex interaction of the African and Eurasian tectonic plates.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apennine orogeny canonical | 4 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological process
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mountain-building event ⓘ orogeny ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
Miocene
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Pliocene ⓘ Quaternary ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Adriatic microplate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean region NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyrrhenian Sea back-arc basin NERFINISHED ⓘ extensional tectonics in the Tyrrhenian side ⓘ foreland basin development along the Adriatic side ⓘ |
| causes |
earthquakes in central Italy
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mountain uplift rates in the Apennines ⓘ seismic activity in the Apennines ⓘ |
| drivenBy | convergence of the African and Eurasian tectonic plates ⓘ |
| formed | Apennine Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
geomorphological evolution of the Italian Peninsula
ⓘ
landslide susceptibility in the Apennine region ⓘ |
| hasEffect | formation of the Apennine Mountains ⓘ |
| hasRegion |
Central Apennines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Apennines NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Apennines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences |
drainage patterns in Italy
ⓘ
topography of the Italian Peninsula ⓘ |
| involvesProcess |
collision
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crustal shortening ⓘ folding ⓘ subduction ⓘ thrust faulting ⓘ uplift ⓘ |
| occursIn | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Alpine orogenic system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
African Plate
NERFINISHED
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Alpine orogeny ⓘ Eurasian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultsIn |
crustal thickening beneath the Apennines
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exhumation of metamorphic rocks ⓘ formation of fold-and-thrust belts ⓘ |
| startedIn | Neogene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stillActive | true ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
geology of Italy
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structural geology ⓘ tectonics ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | convergent plate boundary ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.