continent-continent collision
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metamorphic facies
- In metamorphic rock: Facies series
…whereas areas thought to reflect continent-continent collision are more typically distinguished by greenschist and amphibolite facies rocks (see also subduction zone). Still other regions, usually containing an abundance of intrusive igneous material, show associations of low-pressure greenschist, amphibolite, and granulite facies rocks. These observations led a Japanese petrologist, Akiho Miyashiro,…
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mountain formation
- In continental landform: Orogenic geomorphic systems
Mountains of the continent-continent collision type have special attributes that direct their geomorphic evolution. These distinctive characteristics are the following:
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regional metamorphism
- In metamorphic rock: Regional metamorphism
…develop primarily in response to continent-continent collision and to collision between oceanic and continental plates. As a result, young metamorphic belts aligned roughly parallel to the present-day continental margins (e.g., the Pacific margin) as well as older metamorphic belts are used to infer the geometries of the continental margins at…
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transient geotherms
- In metamorphic rock: Temperature
…regions, such as zones of continent-continent collision or rapid uplift and erosion, in which the tectonic processes are relatively short-lived; in these areas, the temperature at a given depth in Earth is time-dependent, and individual geotherms can have very complex shapes that with time approach smooth curves. These complex geotherms…
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