Moldanubian Zone

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The Moldanubian Zone is a high-grade metamorphic and igneous core region of Central Europe, forming the oldest and most structurally complex part of the Bohemian Massif.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Moldanubian Zone canonical 3
Brunovistulian Zone 1
Moldanubian Unit 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geological region
metamorphic terrane
tectonostratigraphic unit
ageRange mainly Paleozoic basement with older Proterozoic components
alternativeName Moldanubian Unit
linked to: Moldanubian Zone

Moldanubicum
boundedBy Moravo‑Silesian Zone
Saxothuringian Zone
contains Eisgarn granite
linked to: Weinsberg granite

Gföhl Unit
Moldanubian Batholith
Monotonous Unit
South Bohemian Pluton
linked to: Bohemian Massif

Varied Unit
Weinsberg granite
high‑grade metamorphic core of Bohemian Massif
Český Krumlov granulite complex
linked to: Bohemian Massif
country Austria
Czech Republic
Germany
extendsTo Bavaria
Lower Austria
Upper Austria
southern Bohemia
geologicalAge Variscan orogeny
highestMetamorphicConditions ultra‑high‑temperature metamorphism in places
lithology gneiss
granite
granulite
high‑grade metamorphic rocks
migmatites
orthogneiss
paragneiss
locatedIn Central Europe
metamorphicGrade amphibolite facies
granulite facies
namedAfter Danube River
linked to: Danube

Moldau River
linked to: Vltava River
notableFor oldest and most structurally complex part of the Bohemian Massif
orogeny Variscan orogeny
partOf Bohemian Massif
researchField geochronology
metamorphic petrology
structural geology
structuralComplexity high
tectonicEvolution thickened lower to middle crust during Variscan collision
tectonicSetting internal zone of Variscan orogen

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Bohemian Massif contains Moldanubian Zone
Moldanubian Zone alternativeName Moldanubian Unit
linked to: Moldanubian Zone
Saxothuringian Zone boundedBy Moldanubian Zone
Moravo–Silesian Zone borders Moldanubian Zone
Moravo–Silesian Zone borders Brunovistulian Zone
linked to: Moldanubian Zone
Moravo–Silesian Zone contains Moravian–Silesian Paleozoic
linked to: Moldanubian Zone