Geological region
Fennoscandian Shield
Also known as Baltic Shield
The exposed Precambrian basement of Finland, Sweden, Norway and northwestern Russia. The USGS chromite model places the Burakovsky intrusion on its East Karelian block, described as a prominent suture zone.
Classification
- region kind
- shield
- domain realm
- europe
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- Observed or measured, reported by the party that made the observation.
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Measured2,449 ± 1.1 Ma before present
The Burakovsky intrusion, dated at 2,449 ± 1.1 Ma, lies within an Archean granite-greenstone terrain on the East Karelian block of the Fennoscandian Shield, which the USGS chromite model describes as a prominent suture zone.
- method: Geochronology as reported by the USGS chromite model, with a stated uncertainty of ±1.1 Ma.
- precision note: The stated uncertainty is analytical. Whether the dated material is the intrusion as a whole is a separate question the source does not address.
Evidence support: Supported by the cited evidence · one source
Evidence: Schulte 2012 · Primary authority
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