Laurentia–Baltica collision

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Paleozoic orogeny continent–continent collision tectonic event

The Laurentia–Baltica collision was a major Paleozoic tectonic event in which the ancient continents Laurentia and Baltica converged and sutured, contributing to the assembly of the supercontinent Laurussia and the formation of significant mountain belts.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Laurentia–Baltica collision canonical	1
Laurentia–Baltica paleocontinent system	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Paleozoic orogeny ⓘ continent–continent collision ⓘ tectonic event ⓘ
associatedWith	Appalachian orogen NERFINISHED ⓘ Greenland Caledonides NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Red Sandstone basins NERFINISHED ⓘ Scandinavian Caledonides NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish Caledonides NERFINISHED ⓘ
cause	subduction and closure of the Iapetus Ocean ⓘ
contributedTo	assembly of the Old Red Sandstone continent ⓘ formation of Laurussia ⓘ formation of the Appalachian–Caledonian orogenic system ⓘ formation of the Caledonian mountain belt ⓘ
endTime	Silurian ⓘ
followedBy	Devonian extensional tectonics in Laurussia ⓘ post-orogenic collapse of the Caledonian belt ⓘ
follows	subduction of Iapetus Ocean lithosphere beneath Baltica ⓘ subduction of Iapetus Ocean lithosphere beneath Laurentia ⓘ
geologicalAge	Paleozoic ⓘ
geologicalPeriod	Ordovician NERFINISHED ⓘ Silurian NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasParticipant	Baltica NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurentia NERFINISHED ⓘ
impacts	distribution of Paleozoic fossil assemblages ⓘ global paleogeography of the Paleozoic ⓘ sedimentary basin development in Laurussia ⓘ
locatedIn	paleogeographic Northern Hemisphere ⓘ proto-Atlantic realm ⓘ
paleogeographicContext	assembly of Laurussia (Euramerica) ⓘ pre-Pangea supercontinent assembly ⓘ
partOf	Caledonian orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ assembly of Laurussia ⓘ closure of the Iapetus Ocean ⓘ
precededBy	rifting and separation of Laurentia and Baltica ⓘ
result	creation of a major collisional suture zone ⓘ development of foreland basins ⓘ granitoid magmatism ⓘ regional metamorphism ⓘ suturing of Laurentia and Baltica ⓘ thickening of continental crust ⓘ uplift of large mountain belts ⓘ
startTime	Late Ordovician ⓘ
studiedIn	metamorphic petrology ⓘ paleogeography ⓘ plate tectonics ⓘ structural geology ⓘ
tectonicSetting	continent–continent convergence ⓘ convergent plate boundary ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Iapetus Ocean → closureAssociatedWith → Laurentia–Baltica collision ⓘ

East European Craton → isPartOf → Laurentia–Baltica collision ⓘ

this entity surface form: Laurentia–Baltica paleocontinent system