Ukrainian Shield region
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The Ukrainian Shield region is a geologically ancient, crystalline basement area in central and southern Ukraine known for its exposed Precambrian rocks and rich mineral resources.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| East European Shield (in shield areas) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Precambrian basement
ⓘ
craton ⓘ geological region ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Black Sea Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dnieper‑Donets Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsResource |
building stone
ⓘ
gold ⓘ iron ore ⓘ manganese ore ⓘ niobium ⓘ rare earth elements ⓘ titanium ores ⓘ uranium ores ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Ukraine ⓘ |
| economicImportance | major mining region of Ukraine ⓘ |
| exposedAtSurface | true ⓘ |
| formsBasementOf | much of Ukraine ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Precambrian ⓘ |
| hostTo |
Kryvyi Rih iron ore basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nikopol manganese basin NERFINISHED ⓘ uranium deposits of Kirovohrad region ⓘ |
| knownFor |
exposed Precambrian rocks
ⓘ
rich mineral resources ⓘ |
| lithology |
amphibolite‑facies rocks
ⓘ
granulite‑facies rocks ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
central Ukraine
ⓘ
southern Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minimumAge | over 2.5 billion years ⓘ |
| orogenicHistory |
Archean
ⓘ
Paleoproterozoic ⓘ |
| partOf | East European Craton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField | Precambrian geology ⓘ |
| rockType |
crystalline basement rocks
ⓘ
gneisses ⓘ granites ⓘ high‑grade metamorphic rocks ⓘ migmatites ⓘ |
| structuralTrend | northwest‑southeast ⓘ |
| subdivision |
Azov block
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bug block ⓘ Ingul block ⓘ Middle Dnieper block NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Prydniprovia block NERFINISHED ⓘ Volyn‑Podillia block NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | stable continental crust ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
East European Shield (in shield areas)