Acadian orogeny
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The Acadian orogeny was a major Middle Paleozoic mountain-building event that significantly shaped the northern Appalachian Mountains through the collision of ancient landmasses.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological event
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mountain-building event → orogeny → |
| affects |
Canadian Appalachians
→
Gaspé Peninsula → Maritime Provinces of Canada → New England region → Newfoundland → northern Appalachian Mountains → |
| causedBy |
closure of the Iapetus Ocean
→
collision of Avalonia with Laurentia → |
| discoveredBy |
19th-century geologists studying the Appalachians
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| endTime |
Devonian period
NERFINISHED
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approximately 360 million years ago → |
| follows |
Taconic orogeny
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| hasEffectOn |
paleogeography of eastern North America
→
sedimentation patterns in the Appalachian Basin → |
| hasPart |
Acadian climax phase
→
early Acadian phase → late Acadian phase → multiple deformation phases → |
| locatedIn |
eastern North America
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| namedAfter |
Acadia
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| occursIn |
Middle Paleozoic
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| orogenAssociatedWith |
Avalonia
→
Laurentia → microcontinents of the northern Appalachians → |
| partOf |
Appalachian orogeny
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| precedes |
Alleghanian orogeny
→
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| produces |
gneiss
→
granite plutons → schist → slate → |
| relatedTo |
Caledonian orogeny
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| resultsIn |
Catskill Delta complex
→
development of a foreland basin → folding of sedimentary rocks → plutonism → regional metamorphism → thick clastic wedge deposits → thrust faulting → uplift of the northern Appalachians → |
| startTime |
Devonian period
NERFINISHED
→
approximately 420 million years ago → |
| studiedIn |
Appalachian geology
→
structural geology → tectonics → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Appalachian orogeny
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hasPart |
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Avalonia microcontinent
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involvedInOrogeny |
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Appalachian orogeny
→
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orogenyPhase |
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Devonian Period
→
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paleogeography |
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closure of Iapetus Ocean
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partOf |
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Taconic orogeny
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precedes |
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Caledonian orogeny
→
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relatedTo |