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the Moravo-Silesian crystalline rocks. Contradictionary to most parts of the
Bohemian Massif, the Brunovistulian was originally part of or close to the southern part of Laurussia.
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Saxothuringian and Moldanubian zones was first introduced by Kossmat (1927). The usual subdivision described here can for example be found in Linnemann
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that became sandwiched between the large continental masses north and south. The result of the
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the topography is characterized by gentle valleys and broad, flat ridges and hilltops. The highest peaks on the Czech-Austrian borderline are the
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651:(2008). "High-mountain elements in the geomorphology of the Sudetes, Bohemian Massif, and their significance".
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The evolution of the Rheic Ocean, from
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forms the northern parts of the massif. The northernmost part of the
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on the west. The Bohemian Massif is further divided into six subprovinces:
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forms the central parts of the massif and has generally a higher
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The southeast of the massif forms a third unit, the
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549:which separates the former continental masses of
160:Geomorphological provinces of the Czech Republic
110:(more than 300 million years old) and therefore
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191:Geomorphological division of the Czech Republic
632:are won for use as decorative building stone.
568:than the Saxothuringian Zone. It includes the
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98:The massif encompasses a number of
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418:in the Bohemian Massif are the
333:lowlands around the Elbe River
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471:when the two paleocontinents
184: Western Pannonian Basin
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414:more similar in morphology.
125:within the Bohemian Massif,
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292:Granite and Gneiss Plateau
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172: North European Plain
152:Geomorphological divisions
81:most of the Czech Republic
583:. This zone includes the
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570:Teplá-Barrandian Terrane
261:Elbe Sandstone Mountains
522:zones, which differ in
320:mountain range and the
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876:The Geological Society
838:The Geological Society
822:Chapter 2: Precambrian
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131:altitudinal zonation
31:Gentle hills in the
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395:may be found too.
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528:lithologies
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503:. From the
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385:groundwater
301:; includes
146:timber line
139:periglacial
114:during the
104:crystalline
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864:McCann, T.
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812:Motuza, G.
722:Linnemann
696:Linnemann
636:References
520:structural
424:Strudengau
416:Water gaps
393:gley soils
357:Sternstein
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516:basement
485:Armorica
473:Gondwana
465:terranes
434:and the
408:plateaus
363:of acid
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137:, small
112:deformed
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501:Pangaea
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446:Geology
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369:granite
361:bedrock
221:Sudetes
123:Sudetes
108:Permian
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