Sveconorwegian Province
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The Sveconorwegian Province is a major Proterozoic geological province in southwestern Scandinavia, characterized by ancient crystalline rocks formed during the Sveconorwegian orogeny.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Proterozoic orogenic belt
ⓘ
geological province ⓘ |
| ageRange | approximately 1.2–0.9 Ga ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Svecofennian Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Transscandinavian Igneous Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy | ancient crystalline rocks ⓘ |
| contains |
ductile deformation zones
ⓘ
large plutonic complexes ⓘ shear zones ⓘ |
| formedDuring | Sveconorwegian orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forms | southwestern margin of the Baltic Shield ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Proterozoic ⓘ |
| hasMetamorphicGrade |
amphibolite facies
ⓘ
granulite facies ⓘ high-grade metamorphism ⓘ |
| hasRockAge |
early Neoproterozoic
ⓘ
mainly Mesoproterozoic ⓘ |
| lithologyIncludes |
amphibolite
ⓘ
gneiss ⓘ granite ⓘ migmatite ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Norway
ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ southwestern Scandinavia ⓘ |
| maximumAge | approximately 1.2 Ga ⓘ |
| minimumAge | approximately 0.9 Ga ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sveconorwegian orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orogenyType | collisional orogeny ⓘ |
| overprints |
Gothian Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
older Proterozoic crust ⓘ |
| partOf |
Baltic Shield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fennoscandian Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedProcess |
continental collision
ⓘ
crustal reworking ⓘ crustal thickening ⓘ |
| studyDiscipline |
geology
ⓘ
metamorphic petrology ⓘ tectonics ⓘ |
| tectonicProvinceOf | Fennoscandia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | continental crust ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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