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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Svecofennian orogeny canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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