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Grenville orogeny
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Grenville orogeny [′gren·vəl ȯ′räj·ə·nē]
(geology)
A Precambrian mountain-forming epoch.


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Currently, 71 observatories are deployed on the Slave craton, atop the Cascadia subduction zone around Vancouver Island, and across the Grenville orogen and Superior craton.
They are located in a back-arc setting to the evolving Grenville Orogen (Rivers et al.
The 600 km wide Grenville orogen extends from Scandinavia to Texas and developed over a 200 Ma time span.
 
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