Australian Shield
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The Australian Shield is a vast, ancient geological core of Australia composed of some of the Earth's oldest stable continental crust, including cratons such as the Pilbara.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Australian Shield canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cratonic region
ⓘ
geological shield ⓘ |
| characteristic |
ancient basement rocks
ⓘ
exposed crystalline rocks ⓘ low relief topography ⓘ tectonically stable ⓘ |
| comparedWith |
Baltic Shield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canadian Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Archean crust
ⓘ
Proterozoic crust ⓘ ancient continental crust ⓘ |
| contains |
Gawler Craton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georgetown Inlier NERFINISHED ⓘ Kimberley Craton NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Isa Inlier NERFINISHED ⓘ Musgrave Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Pilbara Craton NERFINISHED ⓘ Pine Creek Orogen NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanami Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Yilgarn Craton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| extendsUnder | sedimentary basins of central Australia ⓘ |
| formationProcess |
long-term craton stabilization
ⓘ
multiple orogenic events ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Archean
ⓘ
Proterozoic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicResource |
copper
ⓘ
diamonds ⓘ gold ⓘ iron ore ⓘ nickel ⓘ uranium ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northern Territory
ⓘ
Queensland ⓘ South Australia ⓘ Western Australia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Australian Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Australian continent NERFINISHED ⓘ Precambrian shields of Earth ⓘ |
| studyField |
economic geology
ⓘ
geology ⓘ tectonics ⓘ |
| timeSpan | more than 2.5 billion years ⓘ |
| underlies |
central Australia
ⓘ
large parts of Western Australia ⓘ northern Australia ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.