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gptkbp:instanceOf
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granite
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gptkbp:age
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gptkb:Precambrian
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Laurentia
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gptkbp:characterizedBy
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ancient crystalline basement rock
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gptkbp:composedOf
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gptkb:Greenland
gptkb:Canadian_Shield
parts of the United States
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gptkbp:contains
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gptkb:Acasta_Gneiss
gptkb:Isua_Greenstone_Belt
oldest rocks in North America
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gptkbp:economicImportance
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gptkb:gold
gptkb:jewelry
gptkb:uranium
gptkb:lead
copper
iron
zinc
nickel
mineral resources
platinum group metals
metallic ores
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gptkbp:extendsTo
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gptkb:Greenland
gptkb:northern_Mexico
gptkb:central_United_States
gptkb:northern_Canada
gptkb:eastern_Canada
eastern United States
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gptkbp:formed
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gptkb:Archean_Eon
gptkb:Proterozoic_Eon
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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North American craton
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:North_America
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gptkbp:partOf
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Earth's continental crust
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gptkbp:servesArea
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over 5 million square kilometers
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gptkbp:studiedIn
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geology
tectonics
mineral exploration
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gptkbp:subdivision
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gptkb:Sverdrup_Basin
gptkb:Williston_Basin
gptkb:Alaska
gptkb:Baffin_Island
gptkb:Northwest_Territories
gptkb:Nunavut
gptkb:Yukon
gptkb:Keewatin_Region
gptkb:Labrador_Trough
gptkb:Illinois_Basin
gptkb:Michigan_Basin
gptkb:Labrador_Peninsula
gptkb:Hudson_Bay_Lowlands
gptkb:Grenville_Province
gptkb:Interior_Platform
gptkb:New_Quebec_Orogen
gptkb:Appalachian_Orogen
gptkb:Arctic_Islands
gptkb:Arctic_Platform
gptkb:Churchill_Province
gptkb:Cordilleran_Orogen
gptkb:Franklin_Orogen
gptkb:Grenville_Orogen
gptkb:Hearne_Province
gptkb:Hudson_Platform
gptkb:Innuitian_Orogen
gptkb:Labrador_Orogen
gptkb:Mackenzie_Platform
gptkb:Mazatzal_Province
gptkb:Minto_Block
gptkb:Nain_Province
gptkb:Penokean_Province
gptkb:Rae_Province
gptkb:Saskatchewan_Province
gptkb:Slave_Province
gptkb:Superior_Province
gptkb:Taltson_Magmatic_Zone
gptkb:Torngat_Orogen
gptkb:Trans-Hudson_Orogen
gptkb:Ungava_Block
gptkb:Wopmay_Orogen
gptkb:Yavapai_Province
Wyoming Province
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gptkbp:surroundedBy
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younger sedimentary rocks
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gptkbp:tectonicStability
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high
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Yukon–Tanana_Terrane
gptkb:Laurentian_Shield
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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