Ben More Thrust
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Ben More Thrust is a major geological thrust fault within the Moine Thrust Belt in northwest Scotland, notable for exposing classic examples of older rocks pushed over younger strata.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological thrust fault
ⓘ
thrust fault ⓘ |
| age | Paleozoic ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Northwest Highlands structural geology ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deformationPhase | late Caledonian ⓘ |
| dip | low-angle to the southeast ⓘ |
| displacementType | low-angle reverse faulting ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Scottish geological literature ⓘ |
| exposes | older rocks over younger strata ⓘ |
| exposureQuality | well exposed ⓘ |
| formedDuring |
Ordovician–Silurian deformation
NERFINISHED
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Silurian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalProvince | Caledonian orogen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fault-related folding
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imbricate thrust slices ⓘ mylonites ⓘ shear zones ⓘ |
| lithologyInFootwall |
Cambrian sedimentary rocks
ⓘ
Lewisian gneiss ⓘ |
| lithologyInHangingWall | Moine Supergroup rocks ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ northwest Scotland ⓘ |
| mapSymbol | thrust fault symbol on geological maps of Assynt area ⓘ |
| movementType | compressional ⓘ |
| near |
Assynt region
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Ben More Assynt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | classic exposure of older rocks thrust over younger rocks ⓘ |
| orientation | generally northeast–southwest trending ⓘ |
| orogeny | Caledonian orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | younger sedimentary strata ⓘ |
| overthrusts |
Cambrian quartzites
ⓘ
Lewisian basement ⓘ |
| partOf |
Moine Thrust Belt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moine Thrust Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
classic example of foreland thrusting
ⓘ
key field site for structural geology ⓘ |
| structuralStyle | thin-skinned tectonics ⓘ |
| studiedBy | geologists ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | convergent plate margin ⓘ |
| usedFor | teaching thrust tectonics ⓘ |
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