Moldanubicum

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Moldanubicum is a major geological unit in Central Europe characterized by ancient metamorphic and igneous rocks that form part of the Bohemian Massif.

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Moldanubicum canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological unit
tectonostratigraphic unit
characterizedBy igneous rocks
metamorphic rocks
contains granulite bodies
metasedimentary sequences
metavolcanic rocks
containsStructure gneiss dome structures
migmatitic complexes
formedDuring Variscan orogeny
hasAlternativeName Moldanubian Unit
linked to: Moldanubian Zone

Moldanubian Zone
hasCrustalLevel lower crust
middle crust
hasGeologicalAge Paleozoic
Precambrian
hasLithology crystalline basement rocks
hasMetamorphicFacies amphibolite facies
granulite facies
hasMetamorphicGrade high-grade metamorphism
hasPetrogenesis collision-related magmatism
crustal anatexis
hasResearchField geochronology
metamorphic petrology
structural geology
hasRockType gneiss
granite
migmatite
orthogneiss
paragneiss
hasTectonicBoundaryWith Moravo-Silesian Zone
Saxothuringian Zone
isExposedIn Bavaria
Upper Austria
southern Bohemia
isNamedAfter Moldanubian region
linked to: Moldanubian Zone
isSubunitOf European Variscides
locatedIn Austria
Central Europe
Czech Republic
Germany
partOf Bohemian Massif
Variscan orogen
linked to: Variscan orogeny

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Moldanubian Zone alternativeName Moldanubicum