Mozambique belt
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The Mozambique Belt is a major Precambrian metamorphic and tectonic belt in East Africa and Madagascar, formed during the assembly of the Gondwana supercontinent.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mozambique Belt | 1 |
| Mozambique belt canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Precambrian metamorphic belt
ⓘ
orogenic belt ⓘ tectonic belt ⓘ |
| age | Precambrian ⓘ |
| ageRange | Neoproterozoic to early Paleozoic ⓘ |
| associatedWith | assembly of Gondwana ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Congo Craton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kaapvaal Craton NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanzania Craton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
granitoid intrusions
ⓘ
meta-igneous rocks ⓘ metasedimentary sequences ⓘ shear zones ⓘ thrust faults ⓘ |
| extendsThrough |
Ethiopia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ Mozambique NERFINISHED ⓘ Somalia NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBy | collision of East and West Gondwana blocks ⓘ |
| formedDuring | Neoproterozoic ⓘ |
| forms | part of the East African-Antarctic Orogen ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Pan-African tectonothermal event NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportance | mineral resources ⓘ |
| lithology |
gneiss
ⓘ
granulite ⓘ high-grade metamorphic rocks ⓘ schist ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Africa
ⓘ
Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metamorphicGrade |
amphibolite facies
ⓘ
granulite facies ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mozambique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | generally north–south to northeast–southwest in East Africa ⓘ |
| orogenyType | collisional orogeny ⓘ |
| partOf | East African Orogen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Pan-African orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
geochronology
ⓘ
metamorphic petrology ⓘ structural geology ⓘ |
| significance | records Gondwana amalgamation ⓘ |
| structuralStyle | fold-and-thrust belt ⓘ |
| tectonicProcess |
continental collision
ⓘ
subduction ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | convergent plate margin ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mozambique Belt