Statements (28)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
geological formation
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gptkbp:age |
Late Precambrian to Early Paleozoic
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gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Alleghanian_orogeny
gptkb:Acadian_orogeny Cadomian orogeny |
gptkbp:contains |
gptkb:Avalon_Peninsula
parts of Massachusetts parts of New Brunswick parts of Nova Scotia parts of Iberia parts of southern Britain |
gptkbp:discoveredBy |
geologists in the 20th century
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gptkbp:featureType |
metamorphic rocks
sedimentary rocks volcanic rocks |
gptkbp:formedBy |
accretion to Laurentia
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Avalon terrane
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gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:eastern_North_America
western Europe |
gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Avalon_Peninsula
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gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Appalachian_Mountains
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gptkbp:significantFossils |
gptkb:Ediacaran_biota
early Cambrian fossils |
gptkbp:tectonicHistory |
collided with Laurentia
involved in Appalachian orogeny rifted from Gondwana |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Carolina_terrane
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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