- A
craton ( /ˈkreɪtɒn/ KRAYT-on, /ˈkrætɒn/ KRAT-on, or /ˈkreɪtən/ KRAY-tən; from
Ancient Gr****: κράτος
kratos "strength") is an old and
stable part of the...
- tectonics. The
Indian Craton can be
divided into five
major cratons as such:
Aravalli Craton (Marwar-Mewar
Craton or
Western Indian Craton):
Covers Rajasthan...
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Craton (Australia)
Aravalli Craton (India)
Bastar Craton (India)
Bhandara Craton (India)
Bundelkhand Craton (India)
Dharwar Craton – Part of the
Indian Shield...
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Laurentia or the
North American craton is a
large continental craton that
forms the
ancient geological core of
North America. Many
times in its past, Laurentia...
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Pilbara Craton subregions: PIL01 -
Chichester PIL02 -
Fortescue PIL03 -
Hamersley PIL04...
- The
Kalahari Craton is a
craton, an old and
stable part of the
continental lithosphere, that
occupies large portions of
South Africa, Botswana, Namibia...
-
Archean supercontinent consisting of the
Kaapvaal craton (now in
eastern South Africa) and the
Pilbara Craton (now in north-western
Western Australia). E....
- The
Congo Craton,
covered by the Palaeozoic-to-recent
Congo Basin, is an
ancient Precambrian craton that with four
others (the Kaapvaal, Zimbabwe, Tanzania...
- The
Amazonian Craton is a
geologic province in
South America. It
occupies a
large portion of the central,
north and
eastern part of the
continent and represents...
- The
Dharwar Craton is an
Archean continental crust craton formed between 3.6 and 2.5 billion
years ago (Ga),
which is
located in
southern India and considered...
