Olenek Uplift

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The Olenek Uplift is a major geological highland within the Siberian Craton, exposing some of the region’s oldest and most stable Precambrian rocks.

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Olenek Uplift canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cratonic highland ⓘ
geological uplift ⓘ
tectonic high ⓘ
characterizedBy ancient crystalline rocks ⓘ
structural stability ⓘ
contains oldest rocks of the Siberian Craton region ⓘ
country Russia ⓘ
erosionalState deeply eroded basement exposure ⓘ
exposes Precambrian basement rocks ⓘ
formsPartOf Siberian Shield ⓘ
geologicalAge Precambrian ⓘ
hasGeologicalSignificance provides exposure of Archean and Proterozoic rocks ⓘ
records early continental crust evolution ⓘ
hasResearchInterest Precambrian stratigraphy ⓘ
Precambrian tectonics ⓘ
crustal evolution of the Siberian Craton ⓘ
hasTectonicHistory long-term stability since Precambrian time ⓘ
isOneOf major geological highlands of the Siberian Craton ⓘ
lithologyIncludes gneiss ⓘ
granite ⓘ
metamorphic rocks ⓘ
locatedIn Sakha Republic ⓘ
northeastern Siberia ⓘ
namedAfter Olenyok River ⓘ
overlainBy younger sedimentary cover in surrounding areas ⓘ
partOf Siberian Craton ⓘ
structuralType basement high ⓘ
tectonicSetting stable craton interior ⓘ
usedFor regional geological correlation in Siberia ⓘ

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Siberian Craton → hasCoreRegion → Olenek Uplift ⓘ