Llano uplift

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geologic region tectonic uplift

The Llano Uplift is a geologic region in central Texas known for exposing some of the oldest Precambrian rocks in the state, including ancient metamorphic and igneous formations.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Llano Uplift 2
Llano Uplift region 1
Llano uplift basement 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic region ⓘ
tectonic uplift ⓘ
ageOfBasement_approx_Ga 1.0–1.4 ⓘ
contains Llano Granite NERFINISHED ⓘ
Packsaddle Schist NERFINISHED ⓘ
Town Mountain Granite NERFINISHED ⓘ
Valley Spring Gneiss NERFINISHED ⓘ
gneiss ⓘ
granite ⓘ
igneous intrusions ⓘ
metasedimentary rocks ⓘ
metavolcanic rocks ⓘ
schist ⓘ
containsFeature Enchanted Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ
exhumed Precambrian basement ⓘ
granite domes ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
economicImportance construction aggregate ⓘ
dimension stone (granite) ⓘ
exposes Precambrian rocks ⓘ
geologicProvince Llano region NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasOutcrops granite hills ⓘ
river valleys ⓘ
road cuts ⓘ
highestPointApproxElevation_m ~760 ⓘ
includesArea Burnet County NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gillespie County NERFINISHED ⓘ
Llano County NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mason County NERFINISHED ⓘ
San Saba County NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor ancient igneous formations ⓘ
ancient metamorphic formations ⓘ
exposure of some of the oldest rocks in Texas ⓘ
locatedIn Central Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Texas ⓘ
near Colorado River (Texas) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Llano River NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor oldest exposed rocks in Texas ⓘ
overlainBy Cretaceous sedimentary rocks ⓘ
Paleozoic sedimentary rocks ⓘ
partOf North American Craton NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionType exposed basement uplift ⓘ
relatedTo Grenville orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ
rockAge Precambrian ⓘ
studiedIn Precambrian geology ⓘ
petrology ⓘ
structural geology ⓘ
tectonicHistory formed by uplift and erosion exposing Precambrian basement ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Grenville orogenic belt → exposedIn → Llano uplift ⓘ
Grenville orogeny → formedCoreOf → Llano uplift ⓘ
this entity surface form: Llano uplift basement
Grenville orogeny → preservedIn → Llano uplift ⓘ
this entity surface form: Llano uplift of Texas
Llano River → geologicalFeature → Llano uplift ⓘ
this entity surface form: Llano Uplift
Llano River → region → Llano uplift ⓘ
this entity surface form: Llano Uplift region
Llano County → contains → Llano uplift ⓘ
this entity surface form: Llano Uplift