orogen

Noun

Meaning

(geology) The rock deformed by an orogeny

A mountain pass.

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The orogeny of an orogen is only part of the orogen's orogenic cycle. Source: Internet

The foreland basin forms ahead of the orogen due mainly to loading and resulting flexure of the lithosphere by the developing mountain belt. Source: Internet

What exactly happens in a specific orogen depends upon the strength and rheology of the continental lithosphere, and how these properties change during orogenesis. Source: Internet

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