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Laramide orogeny and Volcanic arc

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Difference between Laramide orogeny and Volcanic arc

Laramide orogeny vs. Volcanic arc

The Laramide orogeny was a period of mountain building in western North America, which started in the Late Cretaceous, 70 to 80 million years ago, and ended 35 to 55 million years ago. A volcanic arc is a chain of volcanoes formed above a subducting plate, positioned in an arc shape as seen from above.

Similarities between Laramide orogeny and Volcanic arc

Laramide orogeny and Volcanic arc have 6 things in common (in Unionpedia): Andes, Lithosphere, North America, Orogeny, Plate tectonics, Subduction.

Andes

The Andes or Andean Mountains (Cordillera de los Andes) are the longest continental mountain range in the world.

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Lithosphere

A lithosphere (λίθος for "rocky", and σφαίρα for "sphere") is the rigid, outermost shell of a terrestrial-type planet, or natural satellite, that is defined by its rigid mechanical properties.

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North America

North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere; it is also considered by some to be a northern subcontinent of the Americas.

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Orogeny

An orogeny is an event that leads to a large structural deformation of the Earth's lithosphere (crust and uppermost mantle) due to the interaction between plate tectonics.

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Plate tectonics

Plate tectonics (from the Late Latin tectonicus, from the τεκτονικός "pertaining to building") is a scientific theory describing the large-scale motion of seven large plates and the movements of a larger number of smaller plates of the Earth's lithosphere, since tectonic processes began on Earth between 3 and 3.5 billion years ago.

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Subduction

Subduction is a geological process that takes place at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates where one plate moves under another and is forced or sinks due to gravity into the mantle.

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Laramide orogeny and Volcanic arc Comparison

Laramide orogeny has 65 relations, while Volcanic arc has 80. As they have in common 6, the Jaccard index is 4.14% = 6 / (65 + 80).

References

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