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Geologic features

Acasta Gneiss
A rock that is among the oldest known crustal fragments on Earth
Algoman orogeny
Late Archaean episode of mountain building in what is now North America
Andean orogeny
Ongoing mountain-forming process in South America
Belt Supergroup
Group of Mesoproterozoic sedimentary rocks
Central Asian Orogenic Belt
Phanerozoic accretionary orogen
Columbia River Basalt Group
Continental flood basalt province in the Western United States
Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary
Geological signature marking the boundary between the end of the Cretaceous Period and the beginning of the Paleogene Period
Deccan Traps
A large igneous province located on the Deccan Plateau
Geology of the Himalayas
Origins and structure of the mountain range
Hawaii hotspot
Volcanic hotspot located near the Hawaiian Islands, in the northern Pacific Ocean
Laramide orogeny
Period of mountain building in North America
Siberian Traps
A large region of volcanic rock in Russia
Slave Craton
An Archaean craton in the north-western Canadian Shield, in Northwest Territories and Nunavut
Terra Australis Orogen
Yellowstone hotspot
Volcanic hotspot in the United States