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Orogeny vs Orogenesis - What's the difference?

orogeny | orogenesis |

Orogenesis is a synonym of orogeny.



In geology terms the difference between orogeny and orogenesis

is that orogeny is the process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust while orogenesis is the process of mountain formation by deformation of the Earth's crust. See also orogeny.

orogeny

English

Noun

(orogenies)
  • (geology) the process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust.
  • *2004 , Richard Fortey, The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 102:
  • *:When I asked Geoff Milnes what age the rocks were before they were turned into uncompromising gneisses by the Alpine orogeny he made a rueful face.

    • External links

    * (wikipedia "orogeny")

    orogenesis

    English

    Noun

  • (geology) The process of mountain formation by deformation of the Earth's crust. See also orogeny.

    • Synonyms

    * orogeny