#variscan_orogeny

Variscan orogeny

Collision of tectonic plates resulting in the creation of mountains

The Variscan orogeny, or Hercynian orogeny, was a geologic mountain-building event caused by Late Paleozoic continental collision between Euramerica (Laurussia) and Gondwana to form the supercontinent of Pangaea.

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