The concept of a Late Precambrian orogenic belt thus still seems to be viable, albeit in more modern form, with oblique subduction giving rise to sedimentation, volcanicity and deformation in a wrench regime.
Palaeozoic volcanicity was conspicuous along active continental margins especially where there was subduction.
Definition of volcanicity in US English:
volcanicity
noun
another term for volcanism
Example sentencesExamples
Palaeozoic volcanicity was conspicuous along active continental margins especially where there was subduction.
The concept of a Late Precambrian orogenic belt thus still seems to be viable, albeit in more modern form, with oblique subduction giving rise to sedimentation, volcanicity and deformation in a wrench regime.