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ALLEGHANIAN OROGENESIS [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
DEF

An orogeny extending from the Early Carboniferous to the late Permian, caused by a collision between North America and Africa, affecting an area from Alabama to Newfoundland, and resulting in the formation of the Appalachian Mountains.

OBS

Alleghanian orogenesis: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
CONT

Signalons que plus au sud, aux U.S.A., les Appalaches ont connu une autre phase tectonique qui a eu très peu d'effet dans les Appalaches du Québec, l'orogenèse alléghanienne (Permien).

OBS

orogenèse alléghanienne : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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