craton

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kraton
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A part of the Earth’s crust that has survived the splitting and merging of continents
Part of the earth's crust that has been stable and little deformed for a prolonged period of time
{i} hard and stationary part of the Earth's crust (Geology)
area of the Earth’s crust which is no longer affected by mountain building processes and has been stable for the last 1,000 million years
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A part of the earth's crust that has attained stability and has been little deformed for a long time The term is restricted to continents
A part of the Earth's crust that has survived the splitting and merging of continents
the part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent; typically Precambrian
that part of the earth's crust which has been stable for at least 1,500 million years
craton

    Silbentrennung

    cra·ton

    Türkische aussprache

    krätın

    Aussprache

    /ˈkratən/ /ˈkrætən/

    Etymologie

    [ 'krA-"tän, 'kra- ] (noun.) 1944. From Ancient Greek κράτος (“strength, might”).
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