Central Slovakian Block

geological feature, Europe

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The Central Slovakian Block is a geological feature within the Carpathian Mountains in Europe. It is part of the Inner Carpathians, which consist of several distinct blocks. This particular block is characterized by older rocks that have been dismembered by minor basins, with younger Cenozoic rocks filling these depressions.1

The Carpathians themselves are a geologically young mountain range that forms an arc across Central and Eastern Europe. They are structurally less compact than the Alps and are divided into various mountain blocks separated by basins. The Central Slovakian Block is one of these key components within this extensive mountain system.2

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Carpathian Mountains
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…the south and east, the Central Slovakian Block; in the latter they run in a practically straight line from northwest to southeast, following the line of a tectonic dislocation, or zone of shattering in the Earth’s crust, parallel with this part of the mountains. Between this volcanic range and the…
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…the south and east, the Central Slovakian Block; in the latter they run in a practically straight line from northwest to southeast, following the line of a tectonic dislocation, or zone of shattering in the Earth’s crust, parallel with this part of the mountains. Between this volcanic range and the…
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