A Tectonic Province Consisting of Exposed Precambrian Crystalline Basement Rocks

question 24

Multiple Choice

A tectonic province consisting of exposed Precambrian crystalline basement rocks that have remained undeformed for the last 542 million years is called a

• A)shield.
• B)platform.
• C)continental basin.
• D)phanerozoic orogeny.

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