Oceanic-Continental Plate Orogenies Can Be Recognized in the Geological Record

question 3

Multiple Choice

Oceanic-continental plate orogenies can be recognized in the geological record by a(n) :

• A) accretionary wedge containing ophiolites.
• B) landward belt of volcanoes and batholiths.
• C) inland zone of block faults.
• D) accretionary wedge containing ophiolites and landward belt of volcanoes and batholiths.
• E) all of these

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