Hercynian basement

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Variscan basement crystalline basement geological basement

The Hercynian basement is an ancient crystalline foundation of deformed and metamorphosed rocks formed during the Hercynian (Variscan) orogeny that underlies younger sedimentary basins in western and central Europe.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Variscan basement 2
Hercynian basement canonical 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Variscan basement ⓘ
crystalline basement ⓘ
geological basement ⓘ
age Paleozoic ⓘ
associatedWith Hercynian belt NERFINISHED ⓘ
Variscan belt NERFINISHED ⓘ
composedOf crystalline rocks ⓘ
igneous rocks ⓘ
metamorphic rocks ⓘ
controls structural framework of European sedimentary basins ⓘ
developedDuring Late Paleozoic ⓘ
exposedIn Armorican Massif NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bohemian Massif NERFINISHED ⓘ
Iberian Massif NERFINISHED ⓘ
Massif Central NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rhenish Massif NERFINISHED ⓘ
followedBy Alpine orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ
formedDuring Hercynian orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ
Variscan orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacteristic metamorphosed ⓘ
strongly deformed ⓘ
hasProcess folding ⓘ
granite intrusion ⓘ
regional metamorphism ⓘ
thrusting ⓘ
importantFor hydrocarbon basin architecture ⓘ
mineral resources ⓘ
locatedIn central Europe ⓘ
western Europe ⓘ
overlainBy Cenozoic sedimentary rocks ⓘ
Mesozoic sedimentary rocks ⓘ
partOf European crust ⓘ
precededBy Caledonian orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ
records Variscan deformation ⓘ
granitoid magmatism ⓘ
regional metamorphism ⓘ
relatedTo Caledonian basement NERFINISHED ⓘ
tectonicSetting collisional orogen ⓘ
terminologyVariant Hercynian crystalline basement ⓘ
Variscan basement ⓘ
underlies Aquitaine Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
North German Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Paris Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Po Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
younger sedimentary basins ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Tajo Basin → overlies → Hercynian basement ⓘ
Thuringian Forest → geology → Hercynian basement ⓘ
this entity surface form: Variscan basement
Armorican Massif → contains → Hercynian basement ⓘ
this entity surface form: Variscan basement