orogeny

P946 predicate

Indicates the geological process by which mountain ranges are formed, typically through tectonic plate interactions such as collision, subduction, or compression.

Observed surface forms (4)

  • geologicalOrigin ×133
  • geologicalProcess ×83
  • orogenyType ×12
  • drivesOrogeny ×1

Sample triples (277)

Subject Object
Pyrenees Alpine orogeny
Qattara Depression deflation processes via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin"
Qattara Depression salt weathering via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin"
Qattara Depression wind erosion via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin"
Racetrack Playa episodic flooding via predicate surface "geologicalProcess"
Racetrack Playa evaporation leaving clay-rich surface via predicate surface "geologicalProcess"
Rhön volcanic via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin"
Ring of Fire arc volcanism via predicate surface "geologicalProcess"
Ring of Fire magma generation via predicate surface "geologicalProcess"
Ring of Fire megathrust earthquakes via predicate surface "geologicalProcess"
Ring of Fire melting of subducted slabs via predicate surface "geologicalProcess"
Rocky Mountains Laramide orogeny via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin"
Rocky Mountains Laramide orogeny
Romanche Fracture Zone transform motion between ridge segments via predicate surface "geologicalProcess"
Romanche Trench transform fault displacement of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin"
Rum Cuillin volcanic via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin"
Ryukyu Trench oceanic lithosphere subduction via predicate surface "geologicalProcess"
salar de Atacama
surface form: Salar de Atacama
tectonic basin with evaporite deposition via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin"
San Pedro volcano Andean orogeny
Sandia Mountains Rio Grande Rift
surface form: Rio Grande rift
Santa Barbara Island volcanic via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin"
Santa Rosa Mountains Peninsular Ranges Batholith via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin"
Scandinavian Mountains Caledonian orogeny via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin"
Seneca Lake glacial erosion via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin"
Shirshov Ridge volcanic via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin"
Sierra Madre del Sur Mesozoic and Cenozoic orogeny via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin"
Sierra Madre del Sur fold and thrust belt via predicate surface "orogenyType"
Sierra Nevada Sierra Nevada self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sierra Nevada orogeny
Sierra Nevada (Mexico) subduction-related volcanism via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin"
Sierra de Juárez Mesozoic granitic rocks via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin"
Sierra de Pachuca volcanic via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin"
Sierra de las Cruces volcanic via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin"
Socorro Mountains Basin and Range extension
Soda Dry Lake evaporation-driven salt deposition via predicate surface "geologicalProcess"
Sognefjord Pleistocene glaciations via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin"
Solares Hill coral limestone via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin"
Somali Plate continental breakup of Africa via predicate surface "geologicalProcess"
South Atlantic mid-ocean ridge system seafloor spreading via predicate surface "geologicalProcess"
South Sandwich Trench oceanic plate subduction via predicate surface "geologicalProcess"
Southeast Indian Ridge seafloor spreading via predicate surface "geologicalProcess"
Southern Uplands Fault Caledonian orogeny
Southern Uplands accretionary prism Caledonian orogeny
Southern Uplands terrane Caledonian orogeny
Southwest Indian Ridge seafloor spreading via predicate surface "geologicalProcess"
Sovanco Fracture Zone seafloor spreading adjustment via predicate surface "geologicalProcess"
Spanish Peaks Tertiary igneous activity via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin"
Swiss Plateau molasse basin via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin"
São Jorge Island volcanic via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin"
São Nicolau volcanic island via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin"
Tahiti hotspot volcanism via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin"