Statements (26)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
geological formation
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gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Ben_Peach
gptkb:John_Horne gptkb:Charles_Lapworth |
gptkbp:discoveredIn |
1880s
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gptkbp:geologicalAge |
gptkb:Devonian
gptkb:Silurian |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Moine Thrust
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gptkbp:length |
about 190 km
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gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:Northwest_Highlands |
gptkbp:mapType |
gptkb:British_Geological_Survey
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gptkbp:movement |
thrust fault
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gptkbp:notableExposure |
gptkb:Durness
gptkb:Assynt gptkb:Loch_Eriboll gptkb:Knockan_Crag |
gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Moine_Thrust_Belt
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Caledonian_Orogeny
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gptkbp:rockTypesInvolved |
gptkb:Moine_Supergroup
Ordovician rocks Cambrian rocks |
gptkbp:significance |
first recognized major thrust fault
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gptkbp:UNESCOGlobalGeopark |
gptkb:North_West_Highlands_Geopark
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Knockan_Crag_National_Nature_Reserve
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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