Pinwarian orogeny
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The Pinwarian orogeny was a Precambrian mountain-building event recorded in the Canadian Shield that predates and helped set the tectonic framework for the later Grenville orogeny.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pinwarian orogeny canonical | 1 |
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological event
ⓘ
orogeny ⓘ |
| affects | Laurentian craton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| age | Paleoproterozoic to Mesoproterozoic ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Proterozoic crustal growth in eastern Canada ⓘ |
| continent | Laurentia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Precambrian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| helpedSetFrameworkFor | Grenville orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orogenicBelt | Pinwarian belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Precambrian tectonic evolution of Laurentia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preceded | Grenville orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedesInTime | Grenville orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| process |
crustal thickening
ⓘ
mountain building ⓘ tectonic accretion ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
igneous intrusions in the Canadian Shield
ⓘ
metamorphic rocks of the Canadian Shield ⓘ |
| recordedIn | Canadian Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Grenville Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
crustal stabilization
ⓘ
development of tectonic framework for Grenville orogeny ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Canadian Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicStyle |
accretionary orogeny
ⓘ
collisional orogeny ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.