Cornubian Massif
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The Cornubian Massif is a large granite-dominated geological region in southwest England, underlying much of Cornwall and Devon and known for its mineral-rich rocks and historic mining.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
batholith
ⓘ
geological region ⓘ |
| age |
Carboniferous
ⓘ
Permian ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cornish copper mining
ⓘ
Cornish mining industry ⓘ Cornish tin mining ⓘ kaolin extraction ⓘ |
| contains |
Bodmin Moor granite
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carnmenellis granite NERFINISHED ⓘ Dartmoor granite ⓘ Land's End granite ⓘ St Austell granite ⓘ granite pluton ⓘ metamorphic aureole ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| extendsUnder | English Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forms | topographic high ⓘ |
| heatFlow | elevated geothermal gradient ⓘ |
| hostRock |
Carboniferous sedimentary rocks
ⓘ
Devonian sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| influences |
landscape of Cornwall
ⓘ
landscape of Devon ⓘ |
| intrudedInto |
Carboniferous rocks
ⓘ
Devonian rocks ⓘ |
| knownFor |
china clay deposits
ⓘ
copper deposits ⓘ historic mining ⓘ mineralization ⓘ tin deposits ⓘ tungsten deposits ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lithology | granite ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| mineralizationStyle |
greisen
ⓘ
hydrothermal veins ⓘ stockwork ⓘ |
| mineralResources |
cassiterite
ⓘ
chalcopyrite ⓘ tourmaline ⓘ wolframite ⓘ |
| orogeny | Variscan orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Variscan Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Cornubia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rockType | igneous rock ⓘ |
| studiedIn | British geology ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | post-orogenic granite intrusion ⓘ |
| underlies |
Cornwall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Devon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.