The crystalline basement of Estonia: rock complexes of the Palaeoproterozoic Orosirian and Statherian and Mesoproterozoic Calymmian periods, and regional correlations

New data on the Fennoscandian Shield and the Baltic area suggest a need for reinterpretation of the stratigraphy of Estonian Precambrian rock complexes. The rocks of the Tallinn Zone formed in the framework of the Fennian orogeny at the margin of the Bergslagen microcontinent 1.90–1.88 Ga ago. The p...

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Main Authors: Kirs, Juho, Puura, Väino, Soesoo, Alvar, Klein, Vello, Konsa, Mare, Koppelmaa, Heino, Niin, Mati, Urtson, Kristjan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Estonian Academy Publishers 2009-12-01
Series:Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences
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Online Access:http://eap.ee/public/Estonian_Journal_of_Earth_Sciences/2009/issue_4/earth-2009-4-219-228.pdf