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sediments at the bottom, a "quasiplatform" of slightly deformed sediments, a "cataplatform", and an "orthoplatform" at the top. The
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Nagornji, M.A.; Nikolaev, V.G. (2005). "The quasiplatform sediments of the East European Platform".
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A continental area covered by relatively flat or gently tilted, mainly sedimentary strata
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is a continental area covered by relatively flat or gently tilted, mainly
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rocks of the South American Platform are examples of an orthoplatform.
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Geologic provinces
USGS
Shield
Platform
Orogen
Basin
Large igneous province
crust
Oceanic crust
Ma
Ma
Ma
sedimentary
strata
basement
igneous
metamorphic rocks
shields
basement rocks
cratons
metamorphosed
Mesoproterozoic
Jotnian sediments
Baltic area
Ordovician
Carbonate platform
East European Platform
List of shields and cratons
Russian Journal of Earth Sciences

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