Bohemian Massif

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The Bohemian Massif is a large, ancient crystalline highland in Central Europe, spanning parts of the Czech Republic, Germany, Austria, and Poland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf crystalline basement
geological massif
highland
borders Alps
Carpathians
North European Plain
linked to: European Plain
contains Moldanubian Zone
Moravo–Silesian Zone
Saxothuringian Zone
Teplá–Barrandian Unit
linked to: Bohemian Massif
continent Europe
country Austria
Czech Republic
Germany
Poland
economicResource coal
lignite
tin
tungsten
uranium
extendsInto Bavaria
Bohemia
Lower Austria
Moravia
Saxony
Upper Austria
formedDuring Paleozoic orogenic cycles
geologicalAge Paleozoic
Precambrian
geologicalStructure fault-bounded block
hasRole core of the Czech Republic’s topography
highestPoint Grosser Arber
influences drainage pattern of Central Europe
lithology gneiss
granite
igneous rocks
metamorphic rocks
schist
locatedIn Central Europe
mountainRange Bavarian Forest
Bohemian Forest
Fichtel Mountains
Ore Mountains
Sudetes
orogeny Variscan orogeny
overlainBy Cenozoic sedimentary basins
Mesozoic sedimentary basins
partOf European Variscides
linked to: Variscan orogeny

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Central Europe hasMountainRange Bohemian Massif
Bohemia hasMountainRange Giant Mountains
linked to: Bohemian Massif
Central Bohemian Region contains Křivoklát Highlands
linked to: Bohemian Massif
Sudetes partOf Bohemian Massif
Bohemian Massif contains Teplá–Barrandian Unit
linked to: Bohemian Massif
Lower Franconia hasLandscape Spessart
linked to: Bohemian Massif
German Central Uplands contains Spessart
linked to: Bohemian Massif
Elbe Sandstone Mountains partOf Bohemian Massif
Klinovec partOf Bohemian Massif
Krkonoše Mountains partOf Bohemian Massif
Rhön near Spessart
linked to: Bohemian Massif
Variscan orogeny affects Bohemian Massif
Oder Mountains geologicalRegion Bohemian Massif
Bohemian Forest geology Bohemian Massif
Upper Palatine Forest partOf Bohemian Massif
Cadomian orogeny affectedRegion Bohemian Massif
Main River region locatedWestOf Bohemian Massif
Fichtel Mountains partOf Bohemian Massif
Western Sudetes partOf Bohemian Massif
Jizera Mountains partOf Bohemian Massif
Lusatian Mountains partOf Bohemian Massif
Eastern Sudetes partOf Bohemian Massif
Moldanubian Zone partOf Bohemian Massif
Moldanubian Zone contains South Bohemian Pluton
linked to: Bohemian Massif
Moldanubian Zone contains Český Krumlov granulite complex
linked to: Bohemian Massif
Saxothuringian Zone relatedTo Bohemian Massif
Orlické Mountains partOf Bohemian Massif
Moravo–Silesian Zone partOf Bohemian Massif
Mühlviertel partOf Bohemian Massif
Bohemian sandstone partOf Bohemian Massif
Sudetes partOf Bohemian Massif
subject linked to: Sudetes mountains
Upper Danube catchment containsRegion Bohemian Massif
Rhine–Danube watershed region Bohemian Massif