Charlotte Belt
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The Charlotte Belt is a geologic terrane in the southeastern United States characterized by metamorphic and igneous rocks that help define the region’s complex tectonic history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charlotte Belt canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic terrane
ⓘ
igneous terrane ⓘ metamorphic terrane ⓘ |
| age |
Carboniferous
ⓘ
Devonian ⓘ Ordovician ⓘ Paleozoic NERFINISHED ⓘ Permian ⓘ Silurian ⓘ |
| borders |
Carolina Slate Belt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inner Piedmont terrane NERFINISHED ⓘ Kings Mountain Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fieldOfStudy | geology ⓘ |
| hasLithology |
felsic plutonic rocks
ⓘ
intermediate plutonic rocks ⓘ mafic plutonic rocks ⓘ volcanic arc–related rocks ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
deformation
ⓘ
faulting ⓘ folding ⓘ plutonism ⓘ regional metamorphism ⓘ |
| hasRockType |
amphibolite
ⓘ
diorite ⓘ gneiss ⓘ granite ⓘ granodiorite ⓘ igneous rock ⓘ metamorphic rock ⓘ metasedimentary rock ⓘ metavolcanic rock ⓘ plutonic rock ⓘ schist ⓘ tonalite ⓘ volcanic rock ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Piedmont region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southeastern United States ⓘ |
| metamorphicGrade |
amphibolite facies
ⓘ
greenschist facies ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Charlotte, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orogeny | Appalachian orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Appalachian Piedmont
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Appalachian orogen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relevantTo |
Appalachian tectonics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Piedmont geology ⓘ tectonic history of southeastern United States ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
accreted terrane
ⓘ
convergent margin ⓘ volcanic arc terrane ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.