Welsh Massif
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The Welsh Massif is a large, ancient block of uplifted and resistant rocks in western Britain that forms much of the rugged terrain of Wales and influences surrounding geological basins.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Welsh Massif canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological massif
ⓘ
tectonic block ⓘ |
| boundedBy | fault systems ⓘ |
| characteristic |
basement high
ⓘ
forms rugged terrain of Wales ⓘ structurally high block ⓘ |
| composedOf |
resistant rocks
ⓘ
uplifted rocks ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| erosionalExpression | mountainous and upland landscapes ⓘ |
| extendsInto |
Irish Sea region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
border areas of England ⓘ |
| forms | much of the topographic core of Wales ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Palaeozoic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Precambrian to early Palaeozoic core ⓘ |
| influences |
Cheshire Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish Sea Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ South Wales Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ surrounding sedimentary basins ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Wales
ⓘ
western Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlainBy | younger sedimentary cover in adjacent basins ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Isles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Variscan basement of Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Caledonian orogeny
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Variscan orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relevance |
controls thickness and distribution of Mesozoic and Cenozoic sediments in nearby basins
ⓘ
important structural element in the geology of western Britain ⓘ |
| studiedIn | British regional geology ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Variscan foreland ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.