for the theory itself (orogenesi). For the adjective form, possibly "orogenetic".

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Or actually the adjective you\'re looking for is probably \"orogenic\" (gets more googles anyway)

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Here\'s a link:

http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/platetec/orogeny.htm

orogeny, orogenesis = formation of mountains; orogenic (adj.)

"Orogenics" seems to be used both as synonynous with orogeny (the process of mountain formation) and the study thereof.

http://galileo.imss.firenze.it/milleanni/cronologia/crterr/i...

http://jersey.uoregon.edu/~mstrick/RogueComCollege/RCC_Lectu...

http://raspberrygeostar.blogspot.com/

www.pku.edu.cn/academic/xb/96/y96210.html

www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/ Launchpad/8098/Amadeus.htm

www.westernreview.com/books.htm

www.todayinsci.com/2/2_13.htm

www.le.ac.uk/gl/re/resprofs/orogenic.html

www.vsppub.com/books/earth/ bk-AtlOroProThrDimLitFraQinOroBel.html

... However, in a sense it has been expanded in the last few years because
of development of the intracontinental orogenic theory

features of active margins. Compressional orogenic theory is an unnecessary
barnacle of subduction theory. The Amadeus basin's rift