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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Oceanic-continental plate orogenies are characterized by the subduction of an oceanic plate beneath a continental plate, leading to the formation of an accretionary wedge containing ophiolites (pieces of oceanic crust and mantle that are scraped off the subducting plate and accreted to the overriding plate) and a landward belt of volcanoes and batholiths (large masses of intrusive igneous rock that form from cooled magma deep in the Earth's crust). These features are indicative of the complex processes involved in such orogenies, including subduction, accretion, and magmatism.

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