Laxfordian orogeny
Laxfordian orogeny A mountain-building episode that occurred about 1800–1600 Ma ago, and which is recorded in north-west trending folds in the Lewisian gneisses of what is now the extreme north-west of Scotland. It is a continuation of the Proterozoic Ketilidian and Nagssugtoqidian orogenies of Greenland, and may be a continuation of the Scourian orogeny which immediately preceded it.
More From encyclopedia.com
Avalon Peninsula , Avalonian orogeny An episode of mountain building, named after the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland, that occurred about 650–500 Ma ago (Cambrian to… North , north / nôr[unvoicedth]/ • n. (usu. the north) 1. the direction in which a compass needle normally points, toward the horizon on the left side of a p… West Yorkshire , Yorkshire, West. The new metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, established by the Local Government Act of 1972, was built upon the county boroughs o… Thrust Faults , Orogeny
The terms orogeny and orogenesis are synonymous for tectonic processes that result in the formation of mountain chains . Orogeny and orogenes… Mountain Climbing , People have climbed mountains for the whole of human history, and they have done so for a variety of reasons—spiritual, strategic, prospecting and hu… Mae West , Mae West (1893-1980) played the sultry, provocative woman in numerous popular films and plays. Her sexuality and off-color comments made her films an…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Laxfordian orogeny