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Noun Concept
Categories: All articles needing additional references, Cratons, Plate tectonics
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shield  Archaean Shield  Archean Shield  continental shield  Geological shield
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A shield is a large area of exposed Precambrian crystalline igneous and high-grade metamorphic rocks that form tectonically stable areas. Wikipedia
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A shield is a large area of exposed Precambrian crystalline igneous and high-grade metamorphic rocks that form tectonically stable areas. Wikipedia
A large area of exposed rocks that is tectonically stable Wikipedia Disambiguation
A large expanse of exposed stable Precambrian rock. Wiktionary
IS A
non-geologically related mountain range
PART OF
craton
HAS KIND
Laurentian Plateau
Ukrainian Shield
Western Ethiopian Shield
HAS INSTANCE
Guiana Shield
Atlantic Shield
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shield (geology)
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shield
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shield
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Archaean Shield, Archean Shield, continental shield, Geological shield, precambrian shield, Shield (geography)

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