Svecofennian orogeny

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The Svecofennian orogeny was a major Paleoproterozoic mountain-building event that formed much of the continental crust of present-day Sweden and Finland within the Fennoscandian Shield.

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instanceOf geological event
orogeny
affects continental crust of present-day Finland
continental crust of present-day Sweden
associatedWith arc–continent collision
continent–continent collision
caused deformation of Paleoproterozoic volcanic and sedimentary sequences
development of major shear zones in the Fennoscandian Shield
created Svecofennian domain of the Fennoscandian Shield NERFINISHED
endTime circa 1.8 billion years ago
followedBy late Paleoproterozoic post-orogenic extension in Fennoscandia
formed large parts of the continental crust of Finland
large parts of the continental crust of Sweden
significant portions of the Fennoscandian Shield
hostRockAge Paleoproterozoic
linkedTo formation of early Proterozoic continental crust in northern Europe
locatedIn Fennoscandian Shield NERFINISHED
mainRockTypes gneiss
granitoid
schist
volcanic arc rocks
namedAfter Svecofennian domain NERFINISHED
occurredIn Paleoproterozoic
orogenyType collisional orogeny
partOf Fennoscandian Shield evolution
assembly of the Fennoscandian crust
peakMetamorphismTime around 1.87–1.80 billion years ago
precededBy Karelia–Norrbotten crustal evolution events NERFINISHED
region Baltic Sea region NERFINISHED
Finland NERFINISHED
Sweden NERFINISHED
resultedIn crustal thickening in the Fennoscandian Shield
granitoid magmatism in the Fennoscandian Shield
regional metamorphism in Finland
regional metamorphism in Sweden
significance key event in the geological history of Finland
key event in the geological history of Sweden
major crust-forming event in northern Europe
startTime circa 1.9 billion years ago
studiedInDiscipline Precambrian geology
geology
tectonics
tectonicSetting Paleoproterozoic accretionary orogenic belt

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Fennoscandian Shield orogenicHistory Svecofennian orogeny