subduction of the Farallon Plate
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:geological_process
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| gptkbp:cause |
earthquakes
igneous intrusions |
| gptkbp:ceased_operations |
about 30 million years ago
|
| gptkbp:involves |
gptkb:North_American_Plate
gptkb:Farallon_Plate |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:western_North_America
|
| gptkbp:occurredIn |
gptkb:Mesozoic_Era
gptkb:Cenozoic_Era |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
gptkb:volcanic_activity
formation of mountain ranges formation of the Rocky Mountains formation of the Sierra Nevada creation of the Cocos Plate creation of the Juan de Fuca Plate creation of the Nazca Plate creation of the Rivera Plate formation of the Cascade Range formation of the Laramide orogeny fragmentation of the Farallon Plate |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Laramide_Orogeny
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
subduction of the Farallon Plate
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