Grampian Terrane

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The Grampian Terrane is a major geological block in Scotland characterized by ancient metamorphic and igneous rocks that form much of the Grampian Highlands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf crustal block
geological terrane
boundedBy Great Glen Fault
Highland Boundary Fault
contains granite intrusions
metasedimentary sequences
metavolcanic rocks
country Scotland
experienced intense folding
regional metamorphism
thrust faulting
forms much of the Grampian Highlands
geologicalSignificance key to understanding Scottish crustal evolution
records early stages of Caledonian mountain building
lithology igneous rocks
metamorphic rocks
locatedIn Scottish Highlands
orogeny Caledonian Orogeny
linked to: Caledonian orogeny
overlies Moine Supergroup in places
linked to: Grampian Terrane
partOf Caledonian orogenic belt
linked to: Caledonian orogeny
region Central Highlands
linked to: Central Lowlands

Grampian Highlands
linked to: Scottish Highlands
rockAge Paleozoic
Precambrian
studiedIn metamorphic petrology
structural geology
tectonics of the British Isles
tectonicHistory collision-related deformation
tectonicSetting accreted terrane

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Referenced by (6)

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

James Hutton studied Glen Tilt granite intrusions
linked to: Grampian Terrane
Grampian Terrane overlies Moine Supergroup in places
linked to: Grampian Terrane
Great Glen Fault separates Northern Highlands terrane
linked to: Grampian Terrane
Great Glen Fault separates Grampian terrane
linked to: Grampian Terrane
Midland Valley terrane structurallyBetween Grampian terrane
linked to: Grampian Terrane