Hudson Highlands metamorphic terrane
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The Hudson Highlands metamorphic terrane is a geologic region in southeastern New York characterized by ancient, highly deformed and metamorphosed rocks that form part of the Appalachian orogen.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic region
ⓘ
metamorphic terrane ⓘ |
| age |
Precambrian
ⓘ
Proterozoic ⓘ |
| boundedBy | Ramapo fault NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
ancient rocks
ⓘ
highly deformed rocks ⓘ metamorphosed rocks ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| exposedIn |
Orange County, New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Putnam County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Rockland County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsAlong | Hudson River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedDuring | Grenville orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forms | rugged topography ⓘ |
| geologicProvince | Appalachian Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lithologyIncludes |
granite gneiss
ⓘ
mica schist ⓘ quartz-feldspar gneiss ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
southeastern New York ⓘ |
| metamorphicGrade |
amphibolite facies
ⓘ
granulite facies ⓘ |
| orogeny | Appalachian orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overprintedBy | Paleozoic metamorphism ⓘ |
| partOf |
Appalachian Mountains
ⓘ
Appalachian orogen NERFINISHED ⓘ Hudson Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
New York–New Jersey Highlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reading Prong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
metamorphic petrology
ⓘ
structural geology ⓘ |
| rockType |
amphibolite
ⓘ
gneiss ⓘ schist ⓘ |
| structuralStyle |
faulted
ⓘ
folded ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | orogenic belt ⓘ |
| underlies | younger Paleozoic sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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