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Ural Mountains
(redirected from Riphean)

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U·ral Mountains  (yrl)
A range of western Russia forming the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia and extending about 2,414 km (1,500 mi) from the Arctic Ocean southward to Kazakhstan.

Ural Mountains, Urals
pl n
(Placename) a mountain system in W central Russia, extending over 2000 km (1250 miles) from the Arctic Ocean towards the Aral Sea: forms part of the geographical boundary between Europe and Asia; one of the richest mineral areas in the world, with many associated major industrial centres. Highest peak: Mount Narodnaya, 1894 m (6214 ft.)
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Noun1.Ural Mountains - a mountain range in western Russia extending from the Arctic to the Caspian SeaUral Mountains - a mountain range in western Russia extending from the Arctic to the Caspian Sea; forms part of the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia
Russian Federation, Russia - a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state
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Ural Mountains [ˌjʊərəˈmaʊntɪnz] npl
the Ural Mountains (also the Urals) → les monts mpl Oural, l'Oural m
Ural Mountains [ˌjʊərəlˈmaʊntɪnz] npl the Ural Mountains (also the Urals) → gli Urali, i Monti Urali


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6m Granite: weak-moderately altered (Middle Riphean age), strong to fine chalcedonic vein brecciation, includes a major fault at 18.
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1, does not alter the possibility of accumulations of recoverable hydrocarbons in the Vendian or Riphean formations that were not reached in this well.
 
 
 
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