10,323
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 208:
Line 208: − +
Plate tectonics and basin formation (view source)
Revision as of 15:25, 14 March 2016
, 15:25, 14 March 2016no edit summary
====Stage E====
====Stage E====
Most of the remnant ocean basin has subducted and the two continents are about to collide. Subduction under the edge of a continent has a lot of results. Deep in the subduction zone igneous magma is generated and rises to the surface to form volcanoes, that build into a cordilleran mountain range (e.g. the Cascade mountains of Washington, Oregon, and northern California.) Also, a lot of metamorphism occurs and [[fold]]ing and [[fault]]ing.
Most of the remnant ocean basin has subducted and the two continents are about to collide. Subduction under the edge of a continent has a lot of results. Deep in the subduction zone [[igneous]] magma is generated and rises to the surface to form volcanoes, that build into a cordilleran mountain range (e.g. the Cascade mountains of Washington, Oregon, and northern California.) Also, a lot of metamorphism occurs and [[fold]]ing and [[fault]]ing.
====Stage F====
====Stage F====