<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Geology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Age of rock </Th> <Td> Carboniferous </Td> </Tr> <P> The Ural Mountains (Russian: Ура́льские го́ры, tr . Uralskiye gory; IPA: (ʊˈraljskjɪjə ˈgorɨ); Bashkir: Урал тауҙары, Ural tauźarı), or simply the Urals, are a mountain range that runs approximately from north to south through western Russia, from the coast of the Arctic Ocean to the Ural River and northwestern Kazakhstan . The mountain range forms part of the conventional boundary between the continents of Europe and Asia . Vaygach Island and the islands of Novaya Zemlya form a further continuation of the chain to the north into the Arctic Ocean . </P> <P> The mountains lie within the Ural geographical region and significantly overlap with the Ural Federal District and with the Ural economic region . They have rich resources, including metal ores, coal, precious and semi-precious stones . Since the 18th century the mountains have contributed significantly to the mineral sector of the Russian economy . </P>

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