Anabar Shield

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The Anabar Shield is a geologically ancient, exposed basement region in northern Siberia that forms part of the stable core of the Siberian Craton.

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Anabar Shield canonical 4

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Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cratonic basement ⓘ
geological shield ⓘ
characterizedAs exposed basement region ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Russian Federation ⓘ
linked to: Russia
erosionalLevel deep crustal levels exposed ⓘ
exposureType crystalline basement rocks ⓘ
forms part of the stable core of the Siberian Craton ⓘ
geologicalAge Precambrian ⓘ
hasSignificance important for understanding formation of the Siberian Craton ⓘ
records early Precambrian crustal evolution of Siberia ⓘ
isPartOf East Siberian Platform ⓘ
lithologyIncludes gneiss ⓘ
granite ⓘ
metamorphic rocks ⓘ
locatedIn Russia ⓘ
northern Siberia ⓘ
namedAfter Anabar River region ⓘ
overlainBy younger sedimentary cover in surrounding areas ⓘ
partOf Siberian Craton ⓘ
researchField Precambrian geology ⓘ
craton evolution ⓘ
stability tectonically stable ⓘ
surfaceExpression basement outcrops ⓘ
tectonicSetting cratonic interior ⓘ

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