Taimyr Orogen
E781776
The Taimyr Orogen is a major Paleozoic mountain belt in the Taimyr Peninsula of Arctic Siberia, formed by tectonic collisions along the northern margin of the Siberian Craton.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic province
ⓘ
mountain belt ⓘ orogen ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Siberian Craton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boundedBy | Siberian Craton to the south ⓘ |
| contains |
deformed sedimentary rocks
ⓘ
igneous intrusions ⓘ metamorphic rocks ⓘ |
| evidenceFrom |
field mapping
ⓘ
geochronology ⓘ petrology ⓘ structural analysis ⓘ |
| extendsAcross | central Taimyr Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBy |
plate convergence
ⓘ
tectonic collisions ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Paleozoic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasImportanceFor |
reconstructing Paleozoic paleogeography of Siberia
ⓘ
understanding the assembly of Arctic continental blocks ⓘ |
| hasTectonicStyle |
crustal shortening
ⓘ
folding ⓘ thrusting ⓘ |
| isInContinent | Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInCountry | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInRegion | Russian Arctic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic Siberia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taimyr Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | northern margin of the Siberian Craton ⓘ |
| marginType | northern passive-to-active margin of the Siberian Craton ⓘ |
| minimumAge | Paleozoic ⓘ |
| orogenyAge | Paleozoic ⓘ |
| overprints | older basement of the Siberian Craton margin ⓘ |
| partOf | Siberian Arctic orogenic systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Arctic orogenic belts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paleozoic plate reconstructions of the Arctic ⓘ |
| researchField |
regional geology
ⓘ
structural geology ⓘ tectonics ⓘ |
| significance | records Paleozoic tectonic evolution of the northern Siberian margin ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | collisional orogen ⓘ |
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