Alleghanian orogeny

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:cryptocurrency
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Appalachian_Mountains
gptkb:eastern_North_America
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Appalachian_orogeny
gptkbp:beganIn about 325 million years ago
gptkbp:causedBy collision of North America and Africa
gptkbp:endDate about 260 million years ago
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alleghanian orogeny
gptkbp:mainlyOccurredDuring gptkb:Carboniferous_Period
gptkb:Permian_Period
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:Late_Paleozoic_Era
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Appalachian_orogenies
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Taconic_orogeny
gptkb:Acadian_orogeny
gptkbp:resultedIn folding of sedimentary rocks
thrust faulting
formation of Pangaea
formation of Blue Ridge Mountains
formation of Piedmont Province
formation of Valley and Ridge Province
uplift of Appalachian Mountains
gptkbp:significance major mountain-building event in eastern North America
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Allegheny_Mountains
gptkb:Laurentia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6