Moldanubian Zone

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geological region metamorphic terrane tectonostratigraphic unit

The Moldanubian Zone is a high-grade metamorphic and igneous core region of Central Europe, forming the oldest and most structurally complex part of the Bohemian Massif.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Moldanubian Zone canonical 3
Brunovistulian Zone 1
Moldanubian Unit 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geological region ⓘ
metamorphic terrane ⓘ
tectonostratigraphic unit ⓘ
ageRange mainly Paleozoic basement with older Proterozoic components ⓘ
alternativeName Moldanubian Zone ⓘ
surface form: Moldanubian Unit

Moldanubicum ⓘ
boundedBy Moravo–Silesian Zone ⓘ
surface form: Moravo‑Silesian Zone

Saxothuringian Zone ⓘ
contains Weinsberg granite ⓘ
surface form: Eisgarn granite

Gföhl Unit ⓘ
Moldanubian Batholith ⓘ
Monotonous Unit ⓘ
Bohemian Massif ⓘ
surface form: South Bohemian Pluton

Varied Unit ⓘ
Weinsberg granite ⓘ
high‑grade metamorphic core of Bohemian Massif ⓘ
Bohemian Massif ⓘ
surface form: Český Krumlov granulite complex
country Austria ⓘ
Czech Republic ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
extendsTo Bavaria ⓘ
Lower Austria ⓘ
Upper Austria ⓘ
South Bohemian Region ⓘ
surface form: southern Bohemia
geologicalAge Variscan orogeny ⓘ
highestMetamorphicConditions ultra‑high‑temperature metamorphism in places ⓘ
lithology gneiss ⓘ
granite ⓘ
granulite ⓘ
high‑grade metamorphic rocks ⓘ
migmatites ⓘ
orthogneiss ⓘ
paragneiss ⓘ
locatedIn Central Europe ⓘ
metamorphicGrade amphibolite facies ⓘ
granulite facies ⓘ
namedAfter Danube ⓘ
surface form: Danube River

Vltava River ⓘ
surface form: Moldau River
notableFor oldest and most structurally complex part of the Bohemian Massif ⓘ
orogeny Variscan orogeny ⓘ
partOf Bohemian Massif ⓘ
researchField geochronology ⓘ
metamorphic petrology ⓘ
structural geology ⓘ
structuralComplexity high ⓘ
tectonicEvolution thickened lower to middle crust during Variscan collision ⓘ
tectonicSetting internal zone of Variscan orogen ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bohemian Massif → contains → Moldanubian Zone ⓘ
Moldanubian Zone → alternativeName → Moldanubian Zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: Moldanubian Unit
Saxothuringian Zone → boundedBy → Moldanubian Zone ⓘ
Moravo–Silesian Zone → borders → Moldanubian Zone ⓘ
Moravo–Silesian Zone → borders → Moldanubian Zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brunovistulian Zone
Moravo–Silesian Zone → contains → Moldanubian Zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: Moravian–Silesian Paleozoic