The East European craton is the core of the Baltica proto-plate and consists of three crustal regions/segments: Fennoscandia to the northwest, Volgo-Uralia to the east, and Sarmatia to the south. Fennoscandia includes the Baltic Shield (also referred to as the Fennoscandian Shield) and has a diversified accretionary Archaean and Early Proterozoic crust, while Sarmatia has an older Archaean crust. The Volgo-Uralia region has a thick sedimentary cover, however deep drillings have revealed mostly Archaean crust. There are two shields in the East European Craton: the Baltic/Fennoscandian shield and the Ukrainian shield. The Ukrainian Shield and the Voronezh Massif consists of 3.2-3.8 Ga Archaean crust in the southwest and east, and 2.3-2.1 Ga Early Proterozoic orogenic belts. Baltica is the craton beneath northwestern Eurasia. ... The tectonic plates of the world were mapped in the second half of the 20th century. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... The Baltic Shield (or Fennoscandian Shield) is a segment of the Earths crust belonging to the East European Craton, representing a large part of Fennoscandia, northwestern Russia and the northern Baltic Sea. ... Accretion, means any growth or increase in size by a gradual external addition or inclusion. ... The Archean is a geologic eon; it is a somewhat antiquated term for the time span between 2500 million years before the present and 3800 million years before the present. ... In geology, the Proterozoic is an eon prior to the first abundant complex life on Earth. ... Earth cutaway from core to exosphere. ... Two types of sedimentary rock: limey shale overlaid by limestone. ... Orogeny is the process of mountain building, and as such is both a tectonic structural event, a geographical event and a chronological event, in that orogenic events happen within a time frame, affect certain regions of rocks and crust, and cause distinctive structural phenomena and related tectonic activity. ...

The Ural Mountains of central Russia is the eastern margin of the East European craton and marks the Late Palaeozoic orogenic collision of the East European craton with the Siberian cratons. The southern margin of the craton is where Sarmatia is buried beneath thick Phanerozoic sediments and the Alpine orogens. The intervening Late Palaeozoic Donbass Fold Belt, also known as part of the Pripyat-Dniepr-Donets aulacogen, transects Sarmatia, dividing it into the Ukrainian Shield and the Voronezh Massif. The southwestern boundary is known as the Trans European Suture Zone and separates the East European craton from the Phanerozoic orogens of Western Europe. The northwestern margin of the craton is overlaid by the fold-and-thrust Early Paleozoic Caledonian orogen. Map of Ural Mountains The Ural Mountains (Russian: Уральские горы = Урал) also known simply as the Urals and as the Riphean Mountains in Greco-Roman antiquity, is a mountain range that runs roughly north and south through western Russia. ... Central Federal District is one of the seven Russia. ... The Palaeozoic is a major division of the geologic timescale, one of four geologic eras. ... Orogeny (Greek for mountain generating) is the process of mountain building, and may be studied as a tectonic structural event, as a geographical event and a chronological event, in that orogenic events cause distinctive structural phenomena and related tectonic activity, affect certain regions of rocks and crust and happen within... The Phanerozoic (occasionally Phaenerozoic) Eon is the period of geologic time during which abundant animal life has existed. ... Alpine may refer to: Alpine, a breed of goat. ... In geology, orogeny is the process of mountain building. ... Categories: Stub | Regions of Ukraine | Ukrainian historical regions ... The name Pripyat, also spelled Prypyat, Prypyat, Prypyat, Prypiat, Pripiat, Prypyat, Prypyat, Prypyat, Pripet, etc. ... The Dnieper River (Belarusian: Дняпро/Dnyapro; Russian: Днепр/Dnepr; Ukrainian: Днiпро/Dnipro; Polish: Dniepr; Latin: Borysthenes, Danaper) is a river (2290 km length) which flows from Russia through Belarus and then Ukraine. ... Donets (Донец), is a tributary of Don River, Russia. ... In geology, an aulacogen is a failed arm of a triple junction of a plate tectonics rift system. ... The Phanerozoic (occasionally Phaenerozoic) Eon is the period of geologic time during which abundant animal life has existed. ... In geology, orogeny is the process of mountain building. ... A common understanding of Western Europe in modern times. ... The Paleozoic Era is a major division of the geologic timescale, one of four geologic eras. ... Caledonian is often used to refer to the alumni of academic institutions in South Asia which have the word Scottish in them like Scottish Church College, Calcutta, Bombay Scottish School etc. ... In geology, orogeny is the process of mountain building. ...

Platform basement

The most distinguishable physiographic aspect of the East European craton is the extensive 3-km and more-thick Riphean (middle to late Proterozoic] sedimentary cover over its 3000-km-wide platform area. This is in sharp contrast to the exposed northwest portion of the Baltic Shield, and the Ukrainian Shield in the southwest. The lithospheric thickness also varies widely from 150-200 km in Ukraine to 120 km in southern Russia to over 250 km thick in the NE Baltic Shield, with extremely wide thickness fluctuations of the crustal layers. A shield in any craton is the area of exposed crystalline crust while the other part of the craton is the “platform” where the crystalline crust or basement is overlaid by younger sedimentary cover. Thus the crustal segments of the East European craton comprise both the Baltic Shield and the Ukrainian shield, and the sedimentary platform basement. Two types of sedimentary rock: limey shale overlaid by limestone. ... The Baltic Shield (or Fennoscandian Shield) is a segment of the Earths crust belonging to the East European Craton, representing a large part of Fennoscandia, northwestern Russia and the northern Baltic Sea. ... World geologic provinces. ... Crystal (disambiguation) Insulin crystals A crystal is a solid in which the constituent atoms, molecules, or ions are packed in a regularly ordered, repeating pattern extending in all three spatial dimensions. ... The word platform is used in several different contexts including various topics: In rail transport, a railway platform is an area at a train station to alight from/embark on trains or trams. ... Crystal (disambiguation) Insulin crystals A crystal is a solid in which the constituent atoms, molecules, or ions are packed in a regularly ordered, repeating pattern extending in all three spatial dimensions. ... Earth cutaway from core to exosphere. ... In geology, the terms basement and crystalline basement are used to define the rocks below a sedimentary basin, or more generally any rock below sedimentary rocks or sedimentary basins that are metamorphic or igneous in origin. ... Two types of sedimentary rock: limey shale overlaid by limestone. ... Two types of sedimentary rock: limey shale overlaid by limestone. ... In geology, the terms basement and crystalline basement are used to define the rocks below a sedimentary basin, or more generally any rock below sedimentary rocks or sedimentary basins that are metamorphic or igneous in origin. ...

Early tectonics

The East European craton has a very complex tectonic history with extensive Proterozoic and Paleozoic rifting, a large portion of which are of early deep mantle plume origin.

References

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