Leo-Man Shield
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The Leo-Man Shield is a geologically ancient Precambrian rock formation in West Africa that forms part of the stable continental core of the region.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
craton
ⓘ
geological formation ⓘ |
| ageEstimate | >2.5 billion years ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Burkina Faso
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Côte d’Ivoire NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghana ⓘ Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Liberia ⓘ Mali ⓘ Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
hosts bauxite deposits
ⓘ
hosts diamond deposits ⓘ hosts iron ore deposits ⓘ hosts significant gold deposits ⓘ |
| forms | stable continental core of West Africa ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Archean
ⓘ
Paleoproterozoic ⓘ Precambrian ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
exposed crystalline basement
ⓘ
greenstone belt terrains ⓘ shear zones ⓘ |
| lithology |
granitoid intrusions
ⓘ
high-grade metamorphic rocks ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlainBy | younger sedimentary basins in places ⓘ |
| partOf |
African Shield
ⓘ
West African Craton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rockType |
crystalline basement rocks
ⓘ
gneiss ⓘ granite ⓘ greenstone belts ⓘ |
| studyField |
Precambrian geology
ⓘ
economic geology ⓘ tectonics ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | stable continental interior ⓘ |
| tectonicUnit | basement complex of West Africa ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.