Pilbara (kraton)
Contemporary position of the Pilbara kraton on the map of Australia. Aerial view of the Pilatus kraton. Visible are bright crystalline rock bodies braided by green belts.
Pilbara - archaic kraton, part of the Australian shield. It was founded about 3.6 billion years ago and is associated with the Kaapvaal kraton in southern Africa - the oldest preserved fragment of the continental crust on Earth. Approx. 3.3 billion years ago these two continents merged to form the super-continent of Walbars.
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