Sevier orogeny
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sevier-orogeny-265-3056550
title:
Sevier orogeny
text:
The Sevier orogeny was a mountain-building event that affected western North America from northern Canada to the north to Mexico to the south. The Sevier orogeny was the result of convergent boundary tectonic activity, and deformation occurred from approximately 160 million years (Ma) ago to around 50 Ma. This orogeny was caused by the subduction of the oceanic Farallon Plate underneath the continental North American Plate. Crustal thickening that led to mountain building was caused by a combina
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Mountain-building episode in North America
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sevier_orogeny
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date modified:
2023-11-27T19:49:13Z
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