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Definition of Orogenies
1. orogeny [n] - See also: orogeny
Lexicographical Neighbors of Orogenies
Literary usage of Orogenies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Abstracts of the Eighth International Conference on Geochronology by Marvin A. Lanphere, G. Brent Dalrymple, Brent D. Turrin (1994)
"MANTLE OVERTURNS AND MAJOR orogenies (MOMO) STEIN. M. Institute of Earth Sciences,
The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, and HOFMANN, ..."
2. Fluid Flow Through Faults and Fractures in Argillaceous Formations by Nuclear Energy Agency (1998)
"... without exchange of radiogenic or radioactive isotopes by water-rock interaction,
in spite of the onset of the Pyrenean and Alpine orogenies, ..."