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Terrane
Terrane Ter"rane, n. (Geog.)
A region or limited area considered with reference to some
special feature; as, the terrane of a river, that is, its
drainage basin.
Terrane
Terrane Ter"rane, n. [F. terrain, from L. terra earth.]
(Geol.)
A group of rocks having a common age or origin; -- nearly
equivalent to formation, but used somewhat less
comprehensively.
Meaning of Terrane from wikipedia
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Birminian Terrane Kahiltna Terrane Likasi Terrane Mozambique Belt Asia
Aldan Terrane Birekte Terrane Bargusin Terrane Daldyn Terrane Magan Terrane Markha...
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Wrangellia Terrane (named for the
Wrangell Mountains, Alaska) is a
crustal fragment (
terrane)
extending from the south-central...
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Highlands Terrane, and the
South Pole–Aitken
Terrane. Each
terrane has a
unique origin, composition, and
thermal evolution. The
Procellarum KREEP Terrane, or...
- The
Sonomia Terrane is a
geologic crustal block known as a "
terrane"
whose remnants today lie in
northwest Nevada. The
terrane acquired its name from the...
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Terrane,
Raleigh Terrane,
Spring Hope
Terrane,
Roanoke Rapids Terrane,
Uchee Terrane,
Savannah River Terrane,
Augusta Terrane,
Milledgeville Terrane,...
- The
Burma Terrane or West
Burma block was an
isolated Gondwana-derived
island arc
within the
Tethys Ocean. The
terrane was in the
upper plate of the subduction...
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following is a list of
ancient cratons, microplates, plates, and
terranes which no
longer exist as
separate plates.
Cratons are the
oldest and most...
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Since the
introduction of the term
terrane in the 1980s,
Avalonia has been
referred to as "platform", "composite
terrane", "superterrane", "East" and "West...
- The
Armorican terrane,
Armorican terrane ****emblage, or
simply Armorica, was a
microcontinent or
group of
continental fragments that
rifted away from Gondwana...
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geological terranes in the
region are the
Charnwood Terrane,
Fenland Terrane,
Cymru Terrane and the
Monian Composite Terrane. The
Wrekin Terrane is bounded...
