Terranes
In PALEOMAGIA, terrane refers to several geologic units, including cratons proper, mountain belts and orogenies according to the sortable table below.
In addition to terranes, several Precambrian (not present day) continents are mentioned in the PALEOMAGIA query form. For example, BALTICA (ALL) incorporates all terranes with the name beginning with "Baltica".
Terrane | Present-day continent | Lower age limit (Ma) | Upper age limit (Ma) | Average quality | Number of entries |
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Congo | Africa | 547 | 2000 | 2.9 | 45 |
Congo-Tanzania | Africa | 2050 | 2739 | 3.3 | 10 |
East Sahara | Africa | 578 | 586 | 3 | 2 |
Kaapvaal | Africa | 2000 | 3482 | 3.6 | 94 |
Kalahari | Africa | 750 | 2060 | 3 | 98 |
Madagascar | Africa | 561 | 561 | 2 | 1 |
Natal-Namaqua | Africa | 542 | 1082 | 2.9 | 9 |
Pharusides | Africa | 590 | 605 | 2.5 | 2 |
Red Sea Hills | Africa | 596 | 841 | 3.4 | 5 |
Richtersveld | Africa | 700 | 2025 | 2.8 | 4 |
Seychelles | Africa | 695 | 755 | 3 | 6 |
Sinclair | Africa | 542 | 1190 | 3.6 | 17 |
West Africa | Africa | 550 | 2200 | 2.8 | 41 |
Zimbabwe | Africa | 544 | 2692 | 3.8 | 30 |
Coats Land | Antarctica | 1112 | 1112 | 3 | 1 |
East Antarctica basement | Antarctica | 800 | 1312 | 2.8 | 6 |
Grunehogna | Antarctica | 1130 | 1130 | 4 | 1 |
Mawson | Antarctica | 1132 | 1134 | 4.5 | 2 |
Arabia | Asia | 542 | 615 | 3.8 | 6 |
Central Asia / Altaids | Asia | 557 | 1525 | 3 | 30 |
Central Asia / Kazakhstan | Asia | 766 | 766 | 5.7 | 3 |
East Asian Foldbelt | Asia | 775 | 1250 | 2.9 | 10 |
India-Bastar | Asia | 1367 | 2450 | 3.4 | 17 |
India-Bundelkhand | Asia | 580 | 2450 | 2.7 | 32 |
India-Dharwar | Asia | 550 | 2600 | 3.1 | 151 |
India-Eastern Ghats | Asia | 700 | 1750 | 0.7 | 7 |
India-Rajasthan | Asia | 540 | 1800 | 4.2 | 13 |
India-Singhbhum | Asia | 1500 | 3150 | 3 | 10 |
India-Tamil Nadu | Asia | 2600 | 2600 | 0 | 1 |
Iran | Asia | 666 | 666 | 3 | 3 |
North China | Asia | 600 | 2000 | 3.4 | 108 |
Siberia | Asia | 571 | 2500 | 2.8 | 12 |
Siberia - Baikal inlier | Asia | 571 | 1863 | 2.8 | 9 |
Siberia - Patom allochton | Asia | 571 | 1675 | 2.7 | 11 |
Siberia - Sharyzhalgai inlier | Asia | 1844 | 1850 | 3.5 | 6 |
Siberia-Akitkan | Asia | 1674 | 1878 | 3.6 | 7 |
Siberia-Aldan | Asia | 571 | 2050 | 2.3 | 55 |
Siberia-Aldan/Stanovoya | Asia | 1720 | 1732 | 3.4 | 5 |
Siberia-Aldan/Uchur-Maya | Asia | 1005 | 1053 | 2.5 | 23 |
Siberia-Anabar | Asia | 978 | 3000 | 3.3 | 20 |
Siberia-Angara-Kan | Asia | 1734 | 1734 | 2 | 1 |
Siberia-Olenek | Asia | 544 | 1965 | 2.5 | 13 |
Siberia-Sayan | Asia | 545 | 900 | 4 | 29 |
Siberia-Turukhansk | Asia | 650 | 1053 | 3.9 | 28 |
Siberia-Udzha | Asia | 573 | 1200 | 1.5 | 4 |
Siberia-Yenisei | Asia | 550 | 1160 | 2.5 | 17 |
South China | Asia | 0 | 1307 | 3.9 | 49 |
Tarim | Asia | 614 | 900 | 4.8 | 16 |
North Australia | Australia | 560 | 1880 | 3.5 | 78 |
Pilbara | Australia | 755 | 3465 | 3.2 | 48 |
South Australia | Australia | 546 | 1575 | 3.8 | 40 |
West Australia | Australia | 595 | 1890 | 3.3 | 27 |
Yilgarn | Australia | 755 | 2500 | 3.5 | 21 |
Baltica-Karelia | Europe | 550 | 1580 | 3.5 | 47 |
Baltica-Kola | Europe | 571 | 1200 | 2.2 | 31 |
Baltica-Rest | Europe | 540 | 1920 | 2.6 | 512 |
Baltica-Ukraine | Europe | 540 | 1760 | 2 | 32 |
Baltica-Ural | Europe | 548 | 1376 | 3.2 | 108 |
Cadomia | Europe | 546 | 640 | 2.9 | 15 |
East Avalonia | Europe | 540 | 825 | 2.8 | 20 |
Karelia | Europe | 1725 | 3000 | 2.5 | 239 |
Kola | Europe | 1200 | 2750 | 2.5 | 61 |
Kola/Belo | Europe | 1700 | 2434 | 2.1 | 17 |
Sarmatia | Europe | 1720 | 2210 | 3.5 | 33 |
Sciphea | Europe | 1225 | 1550 | 0.9 | 14 |
Scotland | Europe | 550 | 2500 | 3.1 | 54 |
Svalbard | Europe | 600 | 831 | 4 | 4 |
Taimyr | Europe | 616 | 900 | 1.7 | 3 |
Timanides | Europe | 544 | 1150 | 2.6 | 29 |
Variscides | Europe | 607 | 1125 | 1 | 3 |
Volgo-Uralia | Europe | 1550 | 2078 | 1 | 3 |
Appalachians | North America | 540 | 1000 | 3.8 | 5 |
Ellesmere | North America | 700 | 975 | 4.2 | 24 |
Greenland | North America | 550 | 1720 | 3.2 | 25 |
Greenland / Gardar | North America | 1075 | 1299 | 3.8 | 39 |
Greenland / Nagssugtoqidian | North America | 575 | 1800 | 2.2 | 24 |
Hearne | North America | 1830 | 2498 | 3 | 7 |
Laurentia-Grenville | North America | 552 | 1700 | 2.7 | 125 |
Laurentia-Hearne | North America | 1270 | 1810 | 3 | 8 |
Laurentia-Nain | North America | 800 | 1450 | 3.2 | 18 |
Laurentia-Rae | North America | 723 | 1622 | 2.9 | 10 |
Laurentia-Slave | North America | 546 | 1750 | 3.1 | 71 |
Laurentia-Superior | North America | 550 | 2460 | 2.9 | 310 |
Laurentia-Transhudson | North America | 975 | 1830 | 2.6 | 17 |
Laurentia-Wyoming | North America | 675 | 1800 | 3.9 | 71 |
Laurentia-Yavapai | North America | 540 | 1750 | 3.2 | 68 |
Nain | North America | 1953 | 2074 | 2 | 2 |
North Atlantic | North America | 1725 | 2600 | 2.6 | 10 |
Oaxaca | North America | 938 | 938 | 3.3 | 3 |
Rae | North America | 1818 | 2190 | 4.7 | 9 |
Slave | North America | 1830 | 2635 | 4.3 | 56 |
Superior | North America | 2300 | 2460 | 3.5 | 15 |
Superior-east | North America | 1142 | 2900 | 3.3 | 126 |
Superior-Kapuskasing | North America | 1860 | 2750 | 3.2 | 19 |
Superior-west | North America | 1850 | 2870 | 3 | 54 |
Transhudson | North America | 1835 | 2150 | 3.2 | 17 |
West Avalonia | North America | 550 | 1125 | 3.8 | 32 |
Wyoming | North America | 1899 | 2705 | 3.8 | 16 |
Amazonia-Guyana | South America | 550 | 2275 | 3.4 | 108 |
Borborema | South America | 562 | 562 | 2.3 | 3 |
Mantiqueira | South America | 551 | 655 | 2 | 9 |
Rio de la Plata | South America | 570 | 2095 | 4.1 | 20 |
São Francisco | South America | 700 | 2820 | 3.8 | 35 |