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Age Limits for the Zaonega Formation of the Ludicovian Superhorizon and the Shunga Event in the Onega Basin: New U–Pb Zircon Data for the Konchezero Sill

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New U–Pb data for zircon from the Konchezero sill reliably determine the age of the Suisari Formation of the Ludicovian and the limit of the maximum age of the volcanogenic–sedimentary Zaonega Formation with isotope-light carbon and the Shunga isotope event.

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This study was supported by the Russian Science Foundation, project no. 23-17-00260.

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Stepanova, A.V., Samsonov, A.V., Arzamastsev, A.A. et al. Age Limits for the Zaonega Formation of the Ludicovian Superhorizon and the Shunga Event in the Onega Basin: New U–Pb Zircon Data for the Konchezero Sill. Dokl. Earth Sc. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1028334X2360336X

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