Southern Uplands Fault
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The Southern Uplands Fault is a major geological fault line in Scotland that marks the boundary between the Central Lowlands and the Southern Uplands, playing a key role in the region’s tectonic and landscape history.
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Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological fault
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major tectonic lineament → strike-slip fault → |
| ageOfRocksDisplaced |
Ordovician
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Silurian → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Southern Upland Fault
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| approximateLength |
over 200 km
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| associatedWith |
accretion of Southern Uplands sedimentary rocks
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closure of the Iapetus Ocean → |
| category |
Geology of Scotland
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Seismic faults of the United Kingdom → |
| controls |
regional topography between Central Lowlands and Southern Uplands
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| country |
Scotland
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| deformationStyle |
faulting and folding of Paleozoic strata
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| downthrowSide |
north
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| exposedIn |
numerous coastal and inland outcrops in southern Scotland
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| extendsFrom |
Ayrshire
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| extendsTo |
Berwickshire
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| formsBoundaryOf |
Southern Uplands terrane
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| geologicalPeriodOfMajorActivity |
Devonian
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Silurian → |
| influences |
drainage patterns in southern Scotland
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landscape evolution of southern Scotland → |
| locatedIn |
United Kingdom
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| mappedBy |
British Geological Survey
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| marksBoundaryBetween |
Central Lowlands and Southern Uplands
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| movementType |
lateral displacement
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sinistral strike-slip → |
| orientation |
NE–SW
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| orogeny |
Caledonian orogeny
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| parallelTo |
Highland Boundary Fault
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| partOf |
Southern Uplands terrane boundary
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| relatedStructure |
Highland Boundary Fault
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Iapetus Suture Zone → |
| researchInterest |
paleo-tectonic reconstruction of the Iapetus Ocean
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| rockUnitsNorthOfFault |
Midland Valley terrane
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| rockUnitsSouthOfFault |
Southern Uplands accretionary prism
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| separates |
Central Lowlands
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Southern Uplands → |
| significance |
key feature in understanding Caledonian tectonics
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major structural boundary in Scottish geology → |
| tectonicRole |
terrane-bounding fault
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| tectonicSetting |
Caledonian orogenic belt
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| trend |
north-east to south-west
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| typeOfBoundary |
structural and lithological boundary
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Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Southern Uplands terrane
("Southern Upland Fault")
→
Southern Uplands terrane ("Orlock Bridge Fault") → |
boundedBy |
|
Southern Uplands Fault
("Southern Upland Fault")
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alsoKnownAs |
|
Central Lowlands of Scotland
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borderedBy |
|
Southern Uplands accretionary prism
("Southern Upland Fault")
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boundedToNorthBy |
|
Southern Uplands accretionary prism
("Orlock Bridge Fault")
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boundedToSouthBy |
|
Southern Uplands
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geologicalFeature |
|
Southern Uplands Fault
("Southern Uplands terrane boundary")
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partOf |