Grampian Terrane

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crustal block geological 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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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Glen Tilt granite intrusions 1
Grampian terrane 1
Moine Supergroup in places 1

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf crustal block ⓘ
geological terrane ⓘ
boundedBy Great Glen Fault ⓘ
Highland Boundary Fault ⓘ
contains granite intrusions ⓘ
metasedimentary sequences ⓘ
metavolcanic rocks ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
experienced intense folding ⓘ
regional metamorphism ⓘ
thrust faulting ⓘ
forms much of the Grampian Highlands ⓘ
geologicalSignificance key to understanding Scottish crustal evolution ⓘ
records early stages of Caledonian mountain building ⓘ
lithology igneous rocks ⓘ
metamorphic rocks ⓘ
locatedIn Scottish Highlands ⓘ
orogeny Caledonian orogeny ⓘ
surface form: Caledonian Orogeny
overlies Grampian Terrane self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Moine Supergroup in places
partOf Caledonian orogeny ⓘ
surface form: Caledonian orogenic belt
region Central Lowlands ⓘ
surface form: Central Highlands

Scottish Highlands ⓘ
surface form: Grampian Highlands
rockAge Paleozoic ⓘ
Precambrian ⓘ
studiedIn metamorphic petrology ⓘ
structural geology ⓘ
tectonics of the British Isles ⓘ
tectonicHistory collision-related deformation ⓘ
tectonicSetting accreted terrane ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Grampian Terrane → overlies → Grampian Terrane self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Moine Supergroup in places
Great Glen Fault → separates → Grampian Terrane ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northern Highlands terrane
Great Glen Fault → separates → Grampian Terrane ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grampian terrane
James Hutton → studied → Grampian Terrane ⓘ
this entity surface form: Glen Tilt granite intrusions