East Greenland orogen

East Greenland orogen

also called  East Greenland Geosyncline 

      a linear orogenic (mountain) belt that developed from late Precambrian time to the middle of the Paleozoic Era (roughly 650 million to 350 million years ago) along a portion of the eastern coast of Greenland. Deformation occurred during several phases of the Caledonian orogeny (Caledonian orogenic belt) (mountain-building episode) between Late Silurian (Silurian Period) and Late Devonian (Devonian Period) times (about 423 million to 359 million years ago). The deformation resulted in folding, westward thrusting, and development of angular unconformities beneath and within Devonian sedimentary rocks and was accompanied by the intrusion of Silurian and Devonian granites.

      The East Greenland orogen represents the west flank of the Caledonian orogenic belt, the remainder of which is now exposed along the northwest coast of Norway and in northern Britain and Ireland.

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