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16 October, 07:45

An "Orogeny" is a mountain building event that happens when two tectonic plates collide. Which of following is true about the Laramide Orogeny? Select one or more: 0 a. It elevated the Colorado Plateau o b. It greatly jumbled all of the layers of the Grand Canyon o c. It happened in the Precambrian O d. It caused the Great Unconformity

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  1. 16 October, 07:47
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    It elevated the Colorado Plateau.

    It happened in the Precambrian.

    It caused the Great Unconformity.

    Explanation:

    Laramide Orogeny was a phase in the mountain building in North America starting in late Cretaceous, period 70-80 million years ago. And ended about 55 million years ago. Due to the oceanic crust was undergoing slab subduction i. e magnetism occurred at a shallow margin, underlying oceanic lithosphere that caused a drag in the roots of the continental lithosphere. Occurring around the volcanic arc of the Andes. The tectonic settings produced a type of deformation in continental plates upliftment and basins.
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