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Terrane

In geology, a terrane (/təˈreɪn, ˈtɛreɪn/; in full, a tectonostratigraphic terrane) is a crust fragment formed on a tectonic plate (or broken off from it) and accreted or "sutured" to crust lying on another plate. The crustal block or fragment preserves its distinctive geologic history, which is different from the surrounding areas—hence the term…

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GeologyTectonostratigraphicCrustTectonic plateAccreted terranes
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McPhee, John
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Terrane

Nodes29
Edges28
Triples12
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.068966
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related to overview · 7
Terrane → It, The, There, Therefore, Typically, When, Where
related to External links · 2
Terrane → IdahoAlaskan Terranes, West Antarctica
related to List of tectonostratigraphic terranes · 2
Terrane → Africa AlkapecaBirminian, Belt
is a · 1
Terrane → fault-bounded package of rocks of at least regional extent characterized by a geologic history that differs from that of neighboring terranes

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terranes crust plate tectonostratigraphic rock accreted orogenic new geologic called belt another crustal history exotic fragment term contact adjacent sutured

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Terraneis afault-bounded package of rocks of at least regional extent characterized by a geologic history that differs from that of neighboring terranes0.90text
Terranerelated to External linksWest Antarctica0.60section
Terranerelated to External linksIdahoAlaskan Terranes0.60section
Terranerelated to List of tectonostratigraphic terranesAfrica AlkapecaBirminian0.60section
Terranerelated to List of tectonostratigraphic terranesBelt0.60section
Terranerelated to overviewIt0.60section
Terranerelated to overviewWhen0.60section
Terranerelated to overviewTherefore0.60section
Terranerelated to overviewTypically0.60section
Terranerelated to overviewThe0.60section
Terranerelated to overviewWhere0.60section
Terranerelated to overviewThere0.60section

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