Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The process of mountain-making or upheaval: opposed to
epirogeny .
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- noun geology The process of mountain formation by deformation of the Earth's crust. See also
orogeny .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Well, where it faltered was at the edge of a geosyncline, the orogenesis is much later than this area.
Cattle Town 2010
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The modern plateau is a result of combination of the Neogene and Quaternary orogenesis with erosion and deflation.
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It is made up of two units: old metamorphic rocks formed during the Caledonian orogenesis, 400-450 million years old and granitic intrusions formed during the Hercynian orogenesis, 300-350 million years ago.
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Well, where it faltered was at the edge of a geosyncline, the orogenesis is much later than this area.
Dinosaur Planet McCaffrey, Anne 1978
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Locating earliest records of orogenesis in western Himalaya: Evidence from Paleogene sediments in the Iranian Makran region and Pakistan Katawaz basin
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Highlights include studies of earthquake frequency along the San Andreas fault; using Iranian and Pakistani river sediment to understand Himalayan orogenesis; discovery of a thin-walled sponge in a Burgess Shale-type deposit near Stanley Glacier, British Columbia; and the science behind elevation gain of the southern African Plateau.
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Colonization of gravel beach habitats is estimated to have occurred ca. 10 Ma, which coincides with the period of active orogenesis of the Japanese landmass.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Tomohiko Yamada 2009
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The Lower Cretaceous King Lear Formation, northwest Nevada: Implications for Mesozoic orogenesis in the western U.S. Cordillera
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The Lower Cretaceous King Lear Formation, northwest Nevada: Implications for Mesozoic orogenesis in the western U.S. Cordillera
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