Ancient Precambrian shields are the largest geostructural elements of our planet, in the depths of which numerous mineral deposits are widely developed. Within the shields, Precambrian crystalline rocks are exposed on the day surface and are therefore most accessible for various kinds of geologic and geophysical studies.
Seismic wave fields recorded during regional geophysical surveys by the method of deep seismic sounding (DSS) on the Ukrainian Shield are the main source of information on the lithosphere structure of this large structure of the East European platform.
