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  2. List of shields and cratons - Wikipedia

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    East European Craton, the core of Baltica. Volgo-Uralian Craton, Russia (3.0–2.7 Ga) Baltic Shield, part of the East European Craton; Fennoscandian Shield, the exposed Northwestern part of the Baltic Shield in Norway, Sweden and Finland (3.1 Ga) Karelian Craton, part of the Fennoscandian Shield in Southeast Finland and Karelia Russia, (3.4 Ga)

  3. Dharwar Craton - Wikipedia

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    The Dharwar Craton is an Archean continental crust craton formed between 3.6-2.5 billion years ago , which is located in southern India and considered the oldest part of the Indian peninsula. [ 2 ] Studies in the 2010s suggest that the craton can be separated into three crustal blocks since they show different accretionary history (i.e., the ...

  4. Geography of India - Wikipedia

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    Bastar Craton (Bastar-Bhandara Craton), primarily covers Chhattisgarh and forms the basis of the Chhota Nagpur Plateau. It is a remnant of 3.4-3.0 Ga old TTG gneisses of five types. It is subdivided into Kotri-Dongagarh Orogen and the Rest of Bastar Craton.

  5. List of tectonic plates - Wikipedia

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    Hearne CratonCraton in northern Canada (Canada) Laurentian Craton, also known as North American CratonCraton forming the geological core of North America (Canada and United States) Insular plate – Ancient oceanic plate; Intermontane plate – Ancient oceanic tectonic plate on the west coast of North America about 195 million years ago

  6. Bastar Dussehra - Wikipedia

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    Bastar Dussehra is the unique cultural trait of Chhattisgarh. Celebrated by the local people of the state with sufficient vigor, the festival of Dussehra denotes to the supreme power of goddess Danteswari , the revered deity of all the existing tribes of Chhattisgarh.

  7. Craton - Wikipedia

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    A craton (/ ˈ k r eɪ t ɒ n / KRAYT-on, / ˈ k r æ t ɒ n / KRAT-on, or / ˈ k r eɪ t ən / KRAY-tən; [1] [2] [3] from Ancient Greek: κράτος kratos "strength") is an old and stable part of the continental lithosphere, which consists of Earth's two topmost layers, the crust and the uppermost mantle.

  8. Shield (geology) - 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. [1] These rocks are older than 570 million years and sometimes date back to around 2 to 3.5 billion years.

  9. Kanger Valley National Park - Wikipedia

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    Kanger Valley National Park (also known as Kanger Ghati National Park) is a national park in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh state in India.It came into existence in July 1982 and covers an area of approximately 200 square kilometres (77 sq mi).