Statherian Period

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The Statherian Period is the final division of the Paleoproterozoic Era, marked by the stabilization of continental cratons and significant crustal growth roughly 1.8 to 1.6 billion years ago.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chronostratigraphic unit
geologic period
associatedWith assembly and stabilization of large cratonic blocks
development of stable continental platforms
extensive granitoid magmatism
sedimentary basin development on stable cratons
characterizedBy reduction in large-scale orogeny compared to earlier Paleoproterozoic
significant continental crustal growth
stabilization of continental cratons
tectonic stabilization
widespread cratonization
chronologyType absolute age–defined period
continentStatus large, coherent cratons present on Earth
definedBy Global Standard Stratigraphic Age (GSSA)
earthHistoryPhase early Proterozoic stabilization phase
endBoundaryAgeMa 1600
endTime 1.6 billion years ago
environmentalContext generally stable tectonic regimes
mature continental crust
follows Orosirian Period
geologicEon Proterozoic Eon
geologicEra Paleoproterozoic Era
geologicRecord well preserved in shield areas such as Australian Shield
well preserved in shield areas such as Baltic Shield
Canadian Shield
surface form: well preserved in shield areas such as Canadian Shield
globalChronostratigraphicScale International Commission on Stratigraphy
importance marks transition from highly active early Proterozoic tectonics to more stable Mesoproterozoic conditions
linkedProcess lithospheric stabilization
long-term crustal thickening and cooling
namedAfter Greek word "statheros"
nameMeaning stable
partOf Paleoproterozoic Era
positionInEra fourth and final period of the Paleoproterozoic
positionInProterozoic second period of the Proterozoic Eon
precededBy intense orogenic activity of the Orosirian Period
precedes Calymmian Period
rank period
startBoundaryAgeMa 1800
startTime 1.8 billion years ago
temporalRelation immediately precedes the Mesoproterozoic Era in time
timeSpan 200 million years
usedIn Precambrian Supereon
surface form: Precambrian stratigraphy

geochronology
tectonic evolution studies of early Earth

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Paleoproterozoic Era containsSubdivision Statherian Period
Calymmian Period follows Statherian Period
Orosirian Period followedBy Statherian Period