Southern Pyrenees axial zone
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The Southern Pyrenees axial zone is the central, geologically oldest core of the Pyrenees mountain range, composed mainly of heavily deformed and metamorphosed rocks that form its highest and most rugged peaks.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| central Pyrenees | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological region
ⓘ
structural zone ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
North Pyrenean Zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Pyrenean Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
metamorphism
ⓘ
oldest rocks of the Pyrenees ⓘ rugged topography ⓘ strong deformation ⓘ |
| composedMostlyOf |
igneous rocks
ⓘ
metamorphic rocks ⓘ |
| contains |
gneiss complexes
ⓘ
granite plutons ⓘ highest peaks of the Pyrenees ⓘ schist sequences ⓘ |
| exposes | deep crustal levels ⓘ |
| extendsAlong | east–west axis of the Pyrenees ⓘ |
| formedBy | convergence of Iberian and Eurasian plates ⓘ |
| formedDuring | Pyrenean orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forms |
backbone of the Pyrenees
ⓘ
central core of the Pyrenees ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Paleozoic basement ⓘ |
| hasMetamorphicGrade | medium- to high-grade metamorphism ⓘ |
| hasStructuralStyle |
intense folding
ⓘ
thrust faulting ⓘ |
| importantFor |
study of Alpine orogeny
ⓘ
study of Variscan basement ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
metamorphic petrology studies
ⓘ
structural geology studies ⓘ tectonic evolution studies ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andorra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France ⓘ Southern Pyrenees NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| orogenType | collisional mountain belt core ⓘ |
| overlainBy | Mesozoic cover units at margins ⓘ |
| partOf | Pyrenees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Eurasian plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iberian plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates | northern foreland from southern foreland of the Pyrenees ⓘ |
| tectonicRole | axial core of Pyrenean orogen ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Montes Malditos
this entity surface form:
central Pyrenees