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Iapetus Ocean

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Iapetus Ocean

Sea that existed in early Palaeozoic times between the continent that was to become Europe and that which was to become North America. The continents moved together in the late Palaeozoic, obliterating the ocean. When they moved apart once more, they formed the Atlantic.



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The Chazy Group was deposited on a passive North American continental margin as the Iapetus Ocean was undergoing closure.
Geology of the Parliament Buildings 5: Geology of the Manitoba ... by Young, Jeff / Geoscience Canada
Caught on the new ridge's slope, the minicontinent slid into and across the now- extinct Iapetus Ocean.
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56 Ga (Laurentian margin, Appalachians): The formation of the Iapetus Ocean was preceded by several distinct major magmatic events along the eastern margin of Laurentia.
Igneous rock associations in Canada 3. Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) ... by Buchan, K.L. / Geoscience Canada
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