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Philippine Mobile Belt, the Glossary

In the geology of the Philippines, the Philippine Mobile Belt is a complex portion of the tectonic boundary between the Eurasian Plate and the Philippine Sea Plate, comprising most of the country of the Philippines.^[1]

62 relations: Accretion (geology), Adakite, Alkali, Back-arc basin, Basement (geology), Benham Rise, Cagayan River, Calamian Islands, Chattian, Continental arc, Cordillera Central (Luzon), Cotabato Trench, Cretaceous, Davao City, Diorite, Early Cretaceous, Early Miocene, East Luzon Trough, Eocene, Eurasian Plate, Fault (geology), Fault block, Hai'an Range, Halmahera Arc, Huadong Valley, Intrusive rock, Late Miocene, Luzon, Luzon Volcanic Arc, Manila Trench, Mindanao, Mindoro Block, Miocene, Molucca Sea Collision Zone, Molucca Sea Plate, Negros Trench, Neogene, North Luzon Trough, North Palawan Block, Oligocene, Ophiolite, Palawan, Paleogene, Philippine Fault System, Philippine Sea Plate, Philippine Trench, Philippines, Pliocene, Quaternary, Rift, ... Expand index (12 more) »
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Accretion (geology)

In geology, accretion is a process by which material is added to a tectonic plate at a subduction zone, frequently on the edge of existing continental landmasses.

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Adakite

Adakites are volcanic rocks of intermediate to felsic composition that have geochemical characteristics of magma originally thought to have formed by partial melting of altered basalt that is subducted below volcanic arcs.

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Alkali

In chemistry, an alkali (from lit) is a basic, ionic salt of an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal.

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Back-arc basin

A back-arc basin is a type of geologic basin, found at some convergent plate boundaries.

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Basement (geology)

In geology, basement and crystalline basement are crystalline rocks lying above the mantle and beneath all other rocks and sediments.

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Benham Rise

The Benham Rise, formally designated as Philippine Rise by the Philippine government, is an extinct volcanic ridge located in the Philippine Sea approximately east of the northern coastline of Dinapigue, Isabela. Philippine Mobile Belt and Benham Rise are Philippine tectonics.

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Cagayan River

The Cagayan River, also known as the Río Grande de Cagayán, is the longest river and the largest river by discharge volume of water in the Philippines.

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Calamian Islands

The Calamian Islands or the Calamianes is a group of islands in the province of Palawan, Philippines.

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Chattian

The Chattian is, in the geologic timescale, the younger of two ages or upper of two stages of the Oligocene Epoch/Series.

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Continental arc

A continental arc is a type of volcanic arc occurring as an "arc-shape" topographic high region along a continental margin.

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Cordillera Central (Luzon)

The Cordillera Central or Cordillera Range is a massive mountain range long north–south and east-west situated in the north-central part of the island of Luzon, in the Philippines. Philippine Mobile Belt and Cordillera Central (Luzon) are Cordilleras.

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Cotabato Trench

The Cotabato Trench is an oceanic trench in the Pacific Ocean, off the southwestern coast of Mindanao in the Philippines. Philippine Mobile Belt and Cotabato Trench are geology of the Philippines.

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Cretaceous

The Cretaceous is a geological period that lasted from about 145 to 66 million years ago (Mya).

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Davao City

Davao City, officially the City of Davao (Dakbayan sa Dabaw; Dakbanwa sang Davao; Lungsod ng Dabaw), is a highly urbanized city in the Davao Region, Philippines.

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Diorite

Diorite is an intrusive igneous rock formed by the slow cooling underground of magma (molten rock) that has a moderate content of silica and a relatively low content of alkali metals.

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Early Cretaceous

The Early Cretaceous (geochronological name) or the Lower Cretaceous (chronostratigraphic name) is the earlier or lower of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous.

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Early Miocene

The Early Miocene (also known as Lower Miocene) is a sub-epoch of the Miocene Epoch made up of two stages: the Aquitanian and Burdigalian stages.

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East Luzon Trough

The East Luzon Trough (also known as the East Luzon Trench) is an oceanic trench north of the Philippine Trench and east of the island of Luzon. Philippine Mobile Belt and east Luzon Trough are Philippine tectonics.

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Eocene

The Eocene is a geological epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (Ma).

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Eurasian Plate

The Eurasian Plate is a tectonic plate that includes most of the continent of Eurasia (a landmass consisting of the traditional continents of Europe and Asia), with the notable exceptions of the Indian subcontinent, the Arabian subcontinent and the area east of the Chersky Range in eastern Siberia. Philippine Mobile Belt and Eurasian Plate are geology of the Pacific Ocean.

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Fault (geology)

In geology, a fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movements.

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Fault block

Fault blocks are very large blocks of rock, sometimes hundreds of kilometres in extent, created by tectonic and localized stresses in Earth's crust.

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Hai'an Range

The Coastal Mountain Range, also known as the Hai'an Range, is a mountain range situated on the eastern coast of the island of Taiwan, and spans the border between Hualien and Taitung Counties.

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Halmahera Arc

Halmahera Arc is the volcanic arc of the Halmahera region of eastern Indonesia. Philippine Mobile Belt and Halmahera Arc are geology of the Pacific Ocean and geology of the Philippines.

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Huadong Valley

The Huadong Valley or Hualien–Taitung Valley, also known as East Rift Valley, the Longitudinal Valley or as the during the era of Japanese rule, is a long and narrow valley located between the Central Mountain Range and the Coastal Mountain Range of eastern Taiwan, stretching about from Hualien City at the north to Taitung City at the south..

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Intrusive rock

Intrusive rock is formed when magma penetrates existing rock, crystallizes, and solidifies underground to form intrusions, such as batholiths, dikes, sills, laccoliths, and volcanic necks.

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Late Miocene

The Late Miocene (also known as Upper Miocene) is a sub-epoch of the Miocene Epoch made up of two stages.

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Luzon

Luzon is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines.

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Luzon Volcanic Arc

The Luzon Volcanic Arc is a chain of volcanoes in a north–south line across the Luzon Strait from Taiwan to Luzon.

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Manila Trench

The Manila Trench is an oceanic trench in the Pacific Ocean, located west of the islands of Luzon and Mindoro in the Philippines. Philippine Mobile Belt and Manila Trench are Philippine tectonics.

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Mindanao

Mindanao is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of the same name that also includes its adjacent islands, notably the Sulu Archipelago.

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Mindoro Block

The Mindoro block is a microcontinental block located in the Philippine Mobile Belt and the east side of North Palawan Block. Philippine Mobile Belt and Mindoro Block are geology of the Philippines.

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Miocene

The Miocene is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma).

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Molucca Sea Collision Zone

The Molucca Sea Collision Zone is postulated by paleogeologists to explain the tectonics of the area based on the Molucca Sea in Indonesia, and adjacent involved areas. Philippine Mobile Belt and Molucca Sea Collision Zone are geology of the Pacific Ocean, geology of the Philippines, Philippine tectonics and volcanic belts.

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Molucca Sea Plate

Located in the western Pacific Ocean near Indonesia, the Molucca Sea Plate has been classified by scientists as a fully subducted microplate that is part of the Molucca Sea Collision Complex. Philippine Mobile Belt and Molucca Sea Plate are geology of the Pacific Ocean.

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Negros Trench

The Negros Trench is an oceanic trench located northeast of the Sulu Trench and west of Negros Island Region in Visayas, the trench is located in the Sunda Plate in the southwestern region of the Pacific Ocean. Philippine Mobile Belt and Negros Trench are geology of the Philippines and Philippine tectonics.

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Neogene

The Neogene is a geologic period and system that spans 20.45 million years from the end of the Paleogene Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the present Quaternary Period million years ago.

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North Luzon Trough

The North Luzon Trough is a major geological feature located off the northern coast of Luzon Island between the Manila Trench and the Vigan-Agao Fault in the Philippines. Philippine Mobile Belt and north Luzon Trough are Philippine tectonics.

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North Palawan Block

North Palawan Block is a microcontinental block situated in the western Philippines and the southern tip of the Manila Trench. Philippine Mobile Belt and North Palawan Block are geology of the Philippines.

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Oligocene

The Oligocene is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 33.9 million to 23 million years before the present (to). As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that define the epoch are well identified but the exact dates of the start and end of the epoch are slightly uncertain.

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Ophiolite

An ophiolite is a section of Earth's oceanic crust and the underlying upper mantle that has been uplifted and exposed, and often emplaced onto continental crustal rocks.

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Palawan

Palawan, officially the Province of Palawan (Probinsya i'ang Palawan; Lalawigan ng Palawan), is an archipelagic province of the Philippines that is located in the region of Mimaropa.

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Paleogene

The Paleogene Period (also spelled Palaeogene or Palæogene) is a geologic period and system that spans 43 million years from the end of the Cretaceous Period Ma (million years ago) to the beginning of the Neogene Period Ma.

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Philippine Fault System

The Philippine Fault System is a major inter-related system of geological faults throughout the whole of the Philippine Archipelago, primarily caused by tectonic forces compressing the Philippines into what geophysicists call the Philippine Mobile Belt. Philippine Mobile Belt and Philippine Fault System are geology of the Philippines.

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Philippine Sea Plate

The Philippine Sea Plate or the Philippine Plate is a tectonic plate comprising oceanic lithosphere that lies beneath the Philippine Sea, to the east of the Philippines. Philippine Mobile Belt and Philippine Sea Plate are geology of the Pacific Ocean and geology of the Philippines.

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Philippine Trench

The Philippine Trench (also called the Philippine Deep, Mindanao Trench, and the Mindanao Deep) is a submarine trench to the east of the Philippines. Philippine Mobile Belt and Philippine Trench are Philippine tectonics.

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Philippines

The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.

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Pliocene

The Pliocene (also Pleiocene) is the epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5.333 million to 2.58 million years ago.

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Quaternary

The Quaternary is the current and most recent of the three periods of the Cenozoic Era in the geologic time scale of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS).

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Rift

In geology, a rift is a linear zone where the lithosphere is being pulled apart and is an example of extensional tectonics.

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Sedimentary basin

Sedimentary basins are region-scale depressions of the Earth's crust where subsidence has occurred and a thick sequence of sediments have accumulated to form a large three-dimensional body of sedimentary rock.

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Sierra Madre (Philippines)

The Sierra Madre is the longest mountain range in the Philippines.

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Sinistral and dextral

Sinistral and dextral, in some scientific fields, are the two types of chirality ("handedness") or relative direction.

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Spratly Islands

The Spratly Islands (Kapuluan ng Kalayaan; Mandarin p; Kepulauan Spratly; Quần đảo Trường Sa) are a disputed archipelago in the South China Sea.

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Subduction tectonics of the Philippines

The subduction tectonics of the Philippines is the control of geology over the Philippine archipelago. Philippine Mobile Belt and subduction tectonics of the Philippines are geology of the Philippines.

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Sulu Archipelago

The Sulu Archipelago (Tausug:, Jawi: كڤولاوان سولو, Kapuluan ng Sulu) is a chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean, in the southwestern Philippines.

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Sulu Trench

The Sulu Trench is an oceanic trench in the Pacific Ocean, located west of the islands of Mindanao and Sulu in the Philippines. Philippine Mobile Belt and Sulu Trench are Philippine tectonics.

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Sunda Plate

The Sunda Plate is a minor tectonic plate straddling the Equator in the Eastern Hemisphere on which the majority of Southeast Asia is located. Philippine Mobile Belt and Sunda Plate are geology of the Pacific Ocean.

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Surigao City

Surigao City, officially the City of Surigao (Surigaonon: Siyudad nan Surigao; Dakbayan sa Surigao; Lungsod ng Surigao), is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Surigao del Norte, Caraga Region (Administrative Region XIII), on the north-eastern island of Mindanao, Philippines.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Mobile_Belt

Also known as Philippine MicroPlate, Philippines Mobile Belt, Taiwan-Luzon-Mindoro Belt.

, Sedimentary basin, Sierra Madre (Philippines), Sinistral and dextral, Spratly Islands, Subduction tectonics of the Philippines, Sulu Archipelago, Sulu Trench, Sunda Plate, Surigao City, Taiwan, Tectonics of the South China Sea, Zamboanga Peninsula.

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See also

Cordilleras

Geology of Taiwan

Geology of the Philippines

Philippine tectonics

Volcanic belts

References