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COLLISION OF TECTONIC PLATES RESULTING IN THE CREATION OF MOUNTAINS
Hercynian; Variscan mountains; Variscan belt; Hercynian orogeny; Hercynian Uplands; Hercynian Orogenic Belt; Variscan; Varisca; Variscan Orogeny; Armorican orogeny; Variscides; Variscan orogen; Hercynian orogen; Hercynian mountain building; Hercynian block; Variscan mountain building; Hercynian Orogeny; Hercynian Europe; Hercynides
  • Distribution of orogenies with similar ages to the Variscan orogeny (shaded)
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Hercynian         
·adj Of or pertaining to an extensive forest in Germany, of which there are still portions in Swabia and the Hartz mountains.
Hercynian         
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¦ adjective Geology denoting a major mountain-forming period in western Europe, eastern North America, and the Andes, in the Upper Palaeozoic era.
Origin
C16: from L. Hercynia silva, the ancient name of an area of forested mountains in central Germany.
Variscan orogeny         
The Variscan 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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Variscan orogeny

The Variscan 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.