Coast Plutonic Complex
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The Coast Plutonic Complex is a vast belt of granitic and related intrusive rocks forming the core of the Coast Mountains along the Pacific margin of western North America.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coast Plutonic Complex canonical | 5 |
| Coast Mountains batholith | 1 |
| Coast Orogen | 1 |
| Coast Plutonic Batholith | 1 |
| Coast Plutonic Complex of western North America | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Coast Plutonic Complex Context triple: [Coast Mountains, orogeny, Coast Plutonic Complex]
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A.
Dalradian Supergroup
The Dalradian Supergroup is a thick sequence of late Precambrian to early Paleozoic metamorphic sedimentary and volcanic rocks extensively exposed in the Scottish Highlands and parts of Ireland.
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B.
Grampian Terrane
The Grampian Terrane is a major geological block in Scotland characterized by ancient metamorphic and igneous rocks that form much of the Grampian Highlands.
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C.
Southern Uplands terrane
The Southern Uplands terrane is a geological region in southern Scotland composed mainly of deformed and folded sedimentary rocks, representing an ancient accretionary prism formed during the closure of the Iapetus Ocean.
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D.
Alpha–Mendeleev Ridge complex
The Alpha–Mendeleev Ridge complex is a large submarine volcanic ridge system in the Arctic Ocean, forming part of the ocean floor topography between the Eurasian and Amerasian basins.
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E.
Caledonian fault system
The Caledonian fault system is a major ancient tectonic fracture network formed during the Caledonian orogeny that helped shape the geological structure of parts of Scotland and other regions in the North Atlantic.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Coast Plutonic Complex Target entity description: The Coast Plutonic Complex is a vast belt of granitic and related intrusive rocks forming the core of the Coast Mountains along the Pacific margin of western North America.
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A.
Dalradian Supergroup
The Dalradian Supergroup is a thick sequence of late Precambrian to early Paleozoic metamorphic sedimentary and volcanic rocks extensively exposed in the Scottish Highlands and parts of Ireland.
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B.
Grampian Terrane
The Grampian Terrane is a major geological block in Scotland characterized by ancient metamorphic and igneous rocks that form much of the Grampian Highlands.
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C.
Southern Uplands terrane
The Southern Uplands terrane is a geological region in southern Scotland composed mainly of deformed and folded sedimentary rocks, representing an ancient accretionary prism formed during the closure of the Iapetus Ocean.
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D.
Alpha–Mendeleev Ridge complex
The Alpha–Mendeleev Ridge complex is a large submarine volcanic ridge system in the Arctic Ocean, forming part of the ocean floor topography between the Eurasian and Amerasian basins.
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E.
Caledonian fault system
The Caledonian fault system is a major ancient tectonic fracture network formed during the Caledonian orogeny that helped shape the geological structure of parts of Scotland and other regions in the North Atlantic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
batholithic belt
ⓘ
geologic province ⓘ plutonic complex ⓘ |
| ageRange |
Cenozoic
ⓘ
Mesozoic ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Coast Plutonic Complex
ⓘ
surface form:
Coast Plutonic Batholith
Coast Plutonic Complex ⓘ
surface form:
Coast Plutonic Complex of western North America
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| boundedBy |
Insular Belt to the west
ⓘ
Intermontane Belt to the east ⓘ |
| contains |
batholiths
ⓘ
plutons ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicGeology | associated with mineral deposits ⓘ |
| extendsFrom |
Southeastern Alaska
ⓘ
surface form:
southeastern Alaska
|
| extendsTo | near Vancouver, British Columbia ⓘ |
| forms | core of the Coast Mountains ⓘ |
| geologicSetting | continental magmatic arc ⓘ |
| hostRockRelationship | intrudes older metamorphic and sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
North American Cordillera
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Cordillera
North American Cordillera ⓘ |
| length | over 1800 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
British Columbia ⓘ Yukon ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Pacific coast of North America
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific margin of western North America
|
| majorIntrusionAge |
Cretaceous
ⓘ
Jurassic ⓘ Paleogene ⓘ |
| metamorphism | associated with high-grade regional metamorphism ⓘ |
| orogeny |
Coast Plutonic Complex
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Coast Orogen
Cordilleran orogeny ⓘ
surface form:
Cordilleran Orogen
|
| partOf | Coast Mountains ⓘ |
| primaryRockType |
granite
ⓘ
granodiorite ⓘ tonalite ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| rockType |
felsic intrusive rock
ⓘ
intermediate intrusive rock ⓘ |
| significance | one of the largest contiguous granitic belts on Earth ⓘ |
| structuralFeature | forms a long, continuous magmatic belt ⓘ |
| studyDiscipline |
igneous petrology
ⓘ
structural geology ⓘ tectonics ⓘ |
| tectonicOrigin | subduction-related magmatism ⓘ |
| tectonicPlateInteraction |
Farallon Plate subduction beneath North America
ⓘ
Kula Plate subduction beneath North America ⓘ |
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Subject: Coast Plutonic Complex Description of subject: The Coast Plutonic Complex is a vast belt of granitic and related intrusive rocks forming the core of the Coast Mountains along the Pacific margin of western North America.
Referenced by (9)
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