Acadian orogeny

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• Acadian orogeny — The Acadian orogeny is a middle Paleozoic deformation, especially in the northern Appalachians, between New York and Newfoundland. In Gaspé and adjacent areas, its climax is dated as early in the Late Devonian, but deformational, plutonic, and… …   Wikipedia

• Acadian orogeny — Mountain building event that affected the northern portion of the Appalachian Geosyncline from present day New York to Newfoundland during the Devonian period. The orogeny was most intense in northern New England. Its origin has been ascribed to… …   Universalium

• orogeny — orogenic /awr euh jen ik, or euh /, orogenetic, adj. /aw roj euh nee, oh roj /, n. Geol. the process of mountain making or upheaval. Also called orogenesis /awr euh jen euh sis, or euh /. [1885 90; ORO 1 + GENY] * * * I Mountain building event,… …   Universalium

• Acadian (disambiguation) — Acadians are natives of Acadia, a region of northeastern North America (see also Cajuns).Acadian may also mean: *Acadian French, a French dialect *Acadian World Congress *List of Acadians *Acadian Peninsula *Acadian (automobile), a make of… …   Wikipedia

• Orogeny — Geologic provinces of the world (USGS)   Shield …   Wikipedia

• Taconic Orogeny — Mountain building event that affected the Appalachian Geosyncline along the eastern coast of the U.S. Evidence for the orogeny is most pronounced in the northern Appalachian Mountains, but its effects can be noted as far away as Tennessee and… …   Universalium

• Taconic orogeny — The Taconic orogeny was a great mountain building period that perhaps had the greatest overall effect on the geologic structure of basement rocks within the New York Bight region. The effects of this orogeny are most apparent throughout New… …   Wikipedia

• Caledonian orogeny — The Caledonian orogeny is a mountain building event recorded in the mountains and hills of northern Scotland, Ireland, England, Wales, and west Norway. This event occurred during the Late Silurian to Middle Devonian Periods of the Palaeozoic Era …   Wikipedia

• Antler orogeny — The Antler orogeny is a mountain building episode that is named for Antler Peak, at Battle Mountain, Nevada. The orogeny extensively deformed Paleozoic rocks of the Great Basin in Nevada and western Utah during Late Devonian and Early… …   Wikipedia

• Variscan orogeny — The Variscan (or Hercynian) orogeny is a geologic mountain building event caused by Late Paleozoic continental collision between Laurasia and Gondwana to form the supercontinent of Pangea.NamingThe name, Variscan , comes from the Medieval Latin… …   Wikipedia

• Geology of the North Sea — Contents 1 Tectonic structure 2 Precambrian 3 Finnmarkian, Athollian, Caledonian Orogenies …   Wikipedia