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Summary Of: Yilgarn craton

The Yilgarn Craton appears to have been assembled between... Terrane is distinct from the remainder of the Yilgarn Craton in that the latter has a predominance of metavolcanic rocks... On the southwest of the Yilgarn Craton the Balingup Gneiss Complex is situated inboard from the Early Proterozoic Leeuwin Complex of metamorphic... The structural framework in the northeastern Yilgarn craton was largely shaped by transpression that led to the development of folds... The Yilgarn Craton is bound on all sides by younger terranes of various ages... The Yilgarn Craton is bound on the western side by the... The Yilgarn Craton is bounded on the east... The Yilgarn Craton is partially covered by onlapping sedimentary basins of... which separate the Yilgarn Craton from the Perth Basin to the west... The Yilgarn Craton also has a considerable Tertiary and younger sedimentary veneer of... The Yilgarn craton is believed to have remained at or above sea level for a considerable length of... The Yilgarn Craton is host to around 30... The geology of several volcanic belts in the Yilgarn Craton are strikingly similar to the world... The Yilgarn Craton may host up to 60... The Yilgarn Craton and its cover sequences are host to a significant percentage of the world...

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