Yanshanian orogeny
E322687
The Yanshanian orogeny was a major Mesozoic mountain-building event in northern China that significantly reshaped the geology and structure of the Yan Mountains and surrounding regions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yanshanian magmatism | 1 |
| Yanshanian orogeny canonical | 1 |
| Yanshanian tectonic phase | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3061687 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yanshanian orogeny Context triple: [Yan Mountains, orogeny, Yanshanian orogeny]
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A.
Cadomian orogeny
The Cadomian orogeny was a late Neoproterozoic mountain-building event that shaped parts of what are now western Europe, contributing to the assembly of the supercontinent Pannotia.
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B.
Grenville orogeny
The Grenville orogeny was a major Precambrian mountain-building event that helped assemble the supercontinent Rodinia and formed the ancient core of parts of North America and other continents.
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C.
Variscan orogeny
The Variscan orogeny was a major late Paleozoic mountain-building event in Europe, broadly contemporaneous with the Appalachian orogeny, that resulted from the collision of continental plates during the assembly of the supercontinent Pangaea.
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D.
Karakoram orogeny
The Karakoram orogeny is the mountain-building event responsible for forming the high, rugged Karakoram Range in the western Himalayas through ongoing tectonic collision and uplift.
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E.
Himalayan orogeny
The Himalayan orogeny is the major mountain-building event resulting from the collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, responsible for creating the Himalayan mountain range and the Tibetan Plateau.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yanshanian orogeny Target entity description: The Yanshanian orogeny was a major Mesozoic mountain-building event in northern China that significantly reshaped the geology and structure of the Yan Mountains and surrounding regions.
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A.
Cadomian orogeny
The Cadomian orogeny was a late Neoproterozoic mountain-building event that shaped parts of what are now western Europe, contributing to the assembly of the supercontinent Pannotia.
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B.
Grenville orogeny
The Grenville orogeny was a major Precambrian mountain-building event that helped assemble the supercontinent Rodinia and formed the ancient core of parts of North America and other continents.
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C.
Variscan orogeny
The Variscan orogeny was a major late Paleozoic mountain-building event in Europe, broadly contemporaneous with the Appalachian orogeny, that resulted from the collision of continental plates during the assembly of the supercontinent Pangaea.
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D.
Karakoram orogeny
The Karakoram orogeny is the mountain-building event responsible for forming the high, rugged Karakoram Range in the western Himalayas through ongoing tectonic collision and uplift.
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E.
Himalayan orogeny
The Himalayan orogeny is the major mountain-building event resulting from the collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, responsible for creating the Himalayan mountain range and the Tibetan Plateau.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesozoic tectonic event
ⓘ
geological event ⓘ orogeny ⓘ |
| affects |
North China Craton
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Yan Mountains ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Yanshanian orogeny
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Yanshanian magmatism
Yanshanian orogeny self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Yanshanian tectonic phase
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| causedBy |
subduction-related tectonics
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tectonic compression ⓘ |
| chronology |
Cretaceous extensional overprint
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early Jurassic deformation phase ⓘ late Jurassic deformation phase ⓘ multi-stage tectonic evolution ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| deformationStyle |
compressional
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transpressional ⓘ |
| endTime | Cretaceous ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
orogenic processes
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structural geology ⓘ tectonics ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod |
Mesozoic Era
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surface form:
Mesozoic
|
| influences |
basin-and-range style structures in northern China
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distribution of Mesozoic volcanic rocks in North China ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern China ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Yan Mountains ⓘ |
| overprints | older Paleozoic structures in North China Craton ⓘ |
| partOf | Mesozoic tectonic evolution of East Asia ⓘ |
| process |
crustal shortening
ⓘ
folding ⓘ granitoid intrusion ⓘ magmatism ⓘ thrust faulting ⓘ |
| region |
North China
ⓘ
Northeast Asia ⓘ |
| result |
development of large-scale faults
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formation of sedimentary basins ⓘ mountain building ⓘ reconfiguration of regional stress field ⓘ rejuvenation of North China Craton margins ⓘ uplift of Yan Mountains ⓘ |
| significance |
important for mineralization and ore formation in northern China
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key event in the tectonic evolution of the North China Craton ⓘ major Mesozoic mountain-building event in northern China ⓘ |
| startTime | Jurassic ⓘ |
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Subject: Yanshanian orogeny Description of subject: The Yanshanian orogeny was a major Mesozoic mountain-building event in northern China that significantly reshaped the geology and structure of the Yan Mountains and surrounding regions.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yanshanian magmatism
this entity surface form:
Yanshanian tectonic phase