Weinsberg granite

E884889
granite igneous rock plutonic rock

Weinsberg granite is a coarse-grained, predominantly two-mica granite body characteristic of the Moldanubian Zone in the Bohemian Massif, notable for its role in regional Variscan plutonism.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Eisgarn granite 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf granite ⓘ
igneous rock ⓘ
plutonic rock ⓘ
associatedWith Moldanubian batholith NERFINISHED ⓘ
color light-colored ⓘ
containsMineral biotite ⓘ
feldspar ⓘ
muscovite ⓘ
quartz ⓘ
country Austria ⓘ
Czech Republic ⓘ
deformationStyle weakly deformed ⓘ
emplacementType plutonic body ⓘ
geologicalAge Variscan ⓘ
geologicalProvince Central European Variscides NERFINISHED ⓘ
grainSize coarse-grained ⓘ
intrusiveIn high-grade metamorphic rocks of the Moldanubian Zone ⓘ
lithologyType two-mica granite ⓘ
namedAfter Weinsberg region NERFINISHED ⓘ
occursIn southern Bohemian Massif NERFINISHED ⓘ
orogeny Variscan orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Bohemian Massif NERFINISHED ⓘ
petrogenesis S-type granite characteristics ⓘ
regionalSignificance characteristic granite of the Moldanubian Zone ⓘ
researchTopic Variscan plutonism in Central Europe ⓘ
roleInGeology major Variscan pluton ⓘ
tectonicSetting Moldanubian Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ
texture equigranular ⓘ
usedFor construction material ⓘ
dimension stone ⓘ

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Moldanubian Zone → contains → Weinsberg granite ⓘ
Moldanubian Zone → contains → Weinsberg granite ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eisgarn granite