Moravo–Silesian Zone

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geological unit tectonostratigraphic zone

The Moravo–Silesian Zone is a major geological unit in Central Europe forming part of the Bohemian Massif, characterized by complex metamorphic and igneous rock formations shaped by ancient mountain-building processes.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Moravo‑Silesian Zone 1
Moravo–Silesian Zone canonical 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geological unit ⓘ
tectonostratigraphic zone ⓘ
age Neoproterozoic basement ⓘ
Paleozoic ⓘ
borders Moldanubian Zone ⓘ
surface form: Brunovistulian Zone

Moldanubian Zone ⓘ
Saxothuringian Zone ⓘ
contains Carboniferous sedimentary sequences ⓘ
Devonian sedimentary sequences ⓘ
Moldanubian Zone ⓘ
surface form: Moravian–Silesian Paleozoic
country Austria ⓘ
Czech Republic ⓘ
Poland ⓘ
economicGeology coal-bearing basins at its margin ⓘ
geologicalSetting Variscan orogeny ⓘ
surface form: Variscan orogen
lithology amphibolite ⓘ
granite ⓘ
granodiorite ⓘ
igneous rocks ⓘ
metamorphic rocks ⓘ
metasedimentary rocks ⓘ
metavolcanic rocks ⓘ
mica schist ⓘ
orthogneiss ⓘ
paragneiss ⓘ
locatedIn Central Europe ⓘ
metamorphicGrade high-grade ⓘ
low-grade ⓘ
medium-grade ⓘ
namedAfter Moravia ⓘ
Silesia ⓘ
orogeny Cadomian orogeny ⓘ
Variscan orogeny ⓘ
overlies Brunovistulian terrane ⓘ
partOf Bohemian Massif ⓘ
region eastern Czech Republic ⓘ
northern Austria ⓘ
southern Poland ⓘ
researchField metamorphic petrology ⓘ
structural geology ⓘ
tectonics ⓘ
structuralPosition eastern part of Bohemian Massif ⓘ
tectonicCharacter complexly deformed ⓘ
folded ⓘ
thrust-stacked ⓘ
tectonicEvolution accreted to European Variscan belt ⓘ
affected by multiple deformation phases ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Bohemian Massif → contains → Moravo–Silesian Zone ⓘ
Moldanubian Zone → boundedBy → Moravo–Silesian Zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: Moravo‑Silesian Zone