2. 45 Ga break-up of the Archaean continent in Northern Fennoscandia: Rifting dynamics and the role of inherited structures within the Archaean basement

•Structural signatures for 2.45 Ga rifting were preserved.•Rifting utilized pre-existing structures of the Archaean basement.•Pull-apart structures controlled deposition and structural evolution of supracrustal belts.•Segmentation of the Archaean crust explained.•Active mode of rifting favoured.