Pilbara Craton

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf granite
gptkbp:age gptkb:Archean
3.6 to 2.7 billion years
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Marble_Bar
gptkb:Dresser_Formation
gptkb:Mount_Goldsworthy
gptkb:North_Pole_Dome
gptkb:Warrawoona_Group
gptkb:Pilbara_region
iron ore deposits
fossil stromatolites
Archean greenstone belts
granite-gneiss complexes
gptkbp:discoveredBy late 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pilbara Craton
gptkbp:knownFor ancient rocks
well-preserved early Earth geology
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Western_Australia
gptkbp:neighboringCraton gptkb:Yilgarn_Craton
Kaapvaal Craton (comparative studies)
gptkbp:notableEvent site of major geological research
contains some of the oldest evidence of life on Earth
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Australian_continent
gptkbp:studiedBy mineral resources
early life evidence
tectonic history
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Australia_(geologically)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6