Siberian Platform (in a broad sense)
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The Siberian Platform (in a broad sense) is a vast, ancient geological region in Siberia characterized by a stable Precambrian crust overlain by extensive sedimentary cover.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siberian Platform (in a broad sense) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
craton
ⓘ
geological province ⓘ tectonic unit ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Baikal Rift Zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Asian Orogenic Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ Ural Orogenic Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ Verkhoyansk Fold Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ West Siberian Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent-scale crustal block},{ | Precambrian shield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coveredBy | extensive sedimentary basins ⓘ |
| experienced | Proterozoic crustal growth ⓘ |
| extendsTo |
Central Siberian Plateau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lena River region NERFINISHED ⓘ Yenisei River region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedDuring | Archean eon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAge | Precambrian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
low seismicity
ⓘ
stable Precambrian crust ⓘ tectonic stability ⓘ |
| hasCore | Archean–Proterozoic basement ⓘ |
| hasEconomicResource |
coal
ⓘ
diamonds ⓘ metallic ores ⓘ natural gas ⓘ oil ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalSignificance |
major component of the Siberian Craton
ⓘ
records early continental crust evolution ⓘ |
| hasLithology |
carbonates in cover sequence
ⓘ
granitoid gneisses in basement ⓘ high-grade metamorphic rocks in basement ⓘ sandstones in cover sequence ⓘ shales in cover sequence ⓘ |
| hasRelation | forms basement to Siberian sedimentary basins ⓘ |
| hasSubunit |
Aldan Shield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anabar Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ Lena–Tunguska petroleum province NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunguska Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTectonicStyle |
cratonic interior
ⓘ
platform ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asian part of Russia
ⓘ
Siberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlainBy |
Cenozoic sedimentary rocks
ⓘ
Mesozoic sedimentary rocks ⓘ Paleozoic sedimentary rocks ⓘ Phanerozoic sedimentary cover ⓘ |
| partOf | Siberian Craton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underlainBy | thick continental lithosphere ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.