Weinsberg granite

E884889

Weinsberg granite is a coarse-grained, predominantly two-mica granite body characteristic of the Moldanubian Zone in the Bohemian Massif, notable for its role in regional Variscan plutonism.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Eisgarn granite 1
Weinsberg granite canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf granite ⓘ
igneous rock ⓘ
plutonic rock ⓘ
associatedWith Moldanubian batholith ⓘ
color light-colored ⓘ
containsMineral biotite ⓘ
feldspar ⓘ
muscovite ⓘ
quartz ⓘ
country Austria ⓘ
Czech Republic ⓘ
deformationStyle weakly deformed ⓘ
emplacementType plutonic body ⓘ
geologicalAge Variscan ⓘ
geologicalProvince Central European Variscides ⓘ
grainSize coarse-grained ⓘ
intrusiveIn high-grade metamorphic rocks of the Moldanubian Zone ⓘ
lithologyType two-mica granite ⓘ
namedAfter Weinsberg region ⓘ
linked to: Hohenlohe region
occursIn southern Bohemian Massif ⓘ
orogeny Variscan orogeny ⓘ
partOf Bohemian Massif ⓘ
petrogenesis S-type granite characteristics ⓘ
regionalSignificance characteristic granite of the Moldanubian Zone ⓘ
researchTopic Variscan plutonism in Central Europe ⓘ
roleInGeology major Variscan pluton ⓘ
tectonicSetting Moldanubian Zone ⓘ
texture equigranular ⓘ
usedFor construction material ⓘ
dimension stone ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Moldanubian Zone → contains → Weinsberg granite ⓘ
Moldanubian Zone → contains → Eisgarn granite ⓘ
linked to: Weinsberg granite