Cordilleran orogeny

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:cryptocurrency
geological formation
gptkbp:causedBy subduction of oceanic plates beneath North America
gptkbp:continent gptkb:North_America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cordilleran orogeny
gptkbp:location gptkb:western_North_America
gptkbp:period gptkb:Jurassic_period
gptkb:Paleogene_period
gptkb:Cretaceous_period
gptkbp:processor thrust faulting
volcanism
crustal deformation
metamorphism
mountain building
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Nevadan_orogeny
gptkb:Sevier_orogeny
gptkb:Laramide_orogeny
gptkbp:resultedIn formation of the Canadian Cordillera
formation of the Coast Ranges
formation of the Rocky Mountains
formation of the Sierra Nevada
gptkbp:significance major tectonic event in North American geology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Andean_orogeny
gptkb:Laramide_orogeny
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6