Properties (53)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
metamorphic rock
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gptkbp:age |
over 3 billion years
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gptkbp:associatedWith |
high-grade metamorphism
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gptkbp:built |
Precambrian era
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gptkbp:characterizedBy |
foliation
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gptkbp:composedOf |
granite
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gptkbp:contains |
gneissic bands
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gptkbp:exhibitedAt |
Isle of Lewis
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gptkbp:exhibits |
varied mineralogy
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gptkbp:hasTeam |
coarse-grained
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Lewisian gneiss
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gptkbp:isAssociatedWith |
metamorphic processes
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gptkbp:isCharacterizedBy |
intrusive igneous rocks
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gptkbp:isComposedOf |
feldspar
quartz biotite hornblende muscovite |
gptkbp:isFoundIn |
Northwest_Scotland
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gptkbp:isKnownFor |
its durability
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gptkbp:isNotableFor |
its ancient geological history
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gptkbp:isPartOf |
gptkb:Scottish_Highlands
British_Isles_geology |
gptkbp:isRelatedTo |
tectonic processes
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gptkbp:isStudiedIn |
petrology
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gptkbp:isSubjectTo |
erosion
weathering |
gptkbp:isUsedIn |
construction
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gptkbp:isValuedFor |
its historical significance
its aesthetic appeal its contribution to education its mineral resources its geological significance its scientific importance its economic value its contribution to conservation efforts its contribution to environmental geology its contribution to geochemistry its contribution to geochronology its contribution to geophysics its contribution to global geology its contribution to landscape studies its contribution to metamorphic studies its contribution to mineralogy its contribution to natural resource management its contribution to petrological studies its contribution to public awareness of geology its contribution to regional geology its contribution to tectonic studies its_role_in_understanding_Earth's_history |
gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Scotland
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gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Lewisian_complex
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gptkbp:usedIn |
geological studies
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