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- Preferred Labelskos:prefLabel
collisional setting
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- Event Environment
| Preferred Labelskos:prefLabel | collisional setting |
|---|---|
| Definitionskos:definition | Tectonic setting in which two continental crustal plates impact and are sutured together after intervening oceanic crust is entirely consumed at a subduction zone separating the plates. Such collision typically involves major mountain forming events, exemplified by the modern Alpine and Himalayan mountain chains. |
| Exact MatchexactMatch |
http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/EventEnvironmentValue/collisionalSetting
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| Broaderbroader |
tectonically defined setting
continental crustal setting |
| See AlsoseeAlso | Event Environment |
| Is Defined ByisDefinedBy | Event Environment |