Charnwood terrane

The Charnwood terrane is one of five inferred fault bounded terranes that make up the basement rocks of the southern United Kingdom. The other notable geological terranes in the region are the Wrekin terrane, Fenland terrane, Cymru terrane and the Monian Composite terrane. The Charnwood terrane is bounded to the west by the Malvern lineament and to the east by the Midlands Microcraton. The geological terrane to the west is the Wrekin Terrane, whilst to the east is Fenland Terrane.

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