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FENNOSCANDIAN SHIELD) [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Baltic Shield
1, record 1, English, Baltic%20Shield
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Fennoscandian Shield) 2, record 1, English, Fennoscandian%20Shield%29
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Baltic Shield (sometimes referred to as the Fennoscandian Shield) is located in Fennoscandia (Norway, Sweden and Finland), northwest Russia and under the Baltic Sea. The Baltic Shield is defined as the exposed Precambrian northwest segment of the East European Craton. It is composed mostly of Archean and Proterozoic gneisses and greenstones which have undergone numerous deformations through tectonic activity. 2, record 1, English, - Baltic%20Shield
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Nickel sulphide deposits ... are mainly restricted to the Baltic Shield ... 3, record 1, English, - Baltic%20Shield
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bouclier baltique
1, record 1, French, bouclier%20baltique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bouclier fenno-scandinave 2, record 1, French, bouclier%20fenno%2Dscandinave
correct, masculine noun
- bouclier fennoscandien 3, record 1, French, bouclier%20fennoscandien
correct, masculine noun
- bouclier fenno-scandien 4, record 1, French, bouclier%20fenno%2Dscandien
masculine noun
- massif fenno-scandien 5, record 1, French, massif%20fenno%2Dscandien
masculine noun
- bouclier finnoscandinave 6, record 1, French, bouclier%20finnoscandinave
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Région de terrains très anciens qui s'étendent autour de la mer Baltique [...]. 7, record 1, French, - bouclier%20baltique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bouclier fennoscandien : Nom parfois donné à l'ensemble du soubassement de roches anciennes occupant la majeure partie de la Fennoscandie. 3, record 1, French, - bouclier%20baltique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Fennoscandie: [...] ensemble formé par la Finlande, la Suède et la Norvège, qui s'étend sur un massif ancien. 3, record 1, French, - bouclier%20baltique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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