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craton
[ krey-ton ]
noun
- a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
craton
/ kr蓹藞t蓲n瑟k; 藞kre瑟t蓹n /
noun
- geology a stable part of the earth's continental crust or lithosphere that has not been deformed significantly for many millions, even hundreds of millions, of years See shield
craton
/ 办谤腻鈥�迟艔苍鈥� /
- A large portion of a continental plate that has been relatively undisturbed since the Precambrian era and includes both shield and platform layers.
Derived Forms
- cratonic, adjective
榶心vlog History and Origins
榶心vlog History and Origins
Origin of craton1
Example Sentences
They used these values to create thermal models of craton formation.
The churning mantle can cause ripples at the craton鈥檚 base, setting off eruptions over tens of millions of years, helping explain why many kimberlites seem to migrate toward continental interiors over such a long time.
Jackson, who once helped evaluate lease blocks in a region of Mali several hundred kilometers away from Bourak茅bougou, believes greenstone belts deep in the West African craton are driving the hydrogen production there.
鈥淎t the very edge of the craton we get these carbonatite lavas,鈥� he says.
New York City was on the edge of the craton 鈥� imagine Japan with respect to Asia.
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