Central Asian Orogenic Belt
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central-asian-orogenic-belt-292-12179214
title:
Central Asian Orogenic Belt
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The Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB), also called the Altaids, is one of the world's largest Phanerozoic accretionary orogens, and thus a leading laboratory of geologically recent crustal growth. The orogenic belt is bounded by the East European Craton and the North China Craton in the Northwest-Southeast direction, as well as Siberia Craton and Tarim Craton in the Northeast-Southwest direction. It formed by ocean closures during Neoproterozoic to the late Phanerozoic time, from around 750 to
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Phanerozoic accretionary orogen
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Asian_Orogenic_Belt
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2024-04-12T15:34:37Z
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