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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...
- 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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Spavinaw terrane is an
occurrence of
Proterozoic (1.40–1.35 Ga)
intrusive and
volcanic rocks in the mid-continent
region of the
United States. The
terrane extends...
- The
Central Highlands terrane in Scotland, also
known as the
Grampian terrane, is a
sequence of
early Paleozoic metamorphic rocks containing many igneous...
- / 59.984; -140.588 The
Wrangellia terrane (named for the
Wrangell Mountains, Alaska) is a
crustal fragment (
terrane)
extending from the south-central...
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Terrane: The
Bamble Terrane lies
together with
Kongsberg Terrane as a
small sliver between the
larger Idefjorden and
Telemarkia terranes. The
terrane...
- The
Sonomia terrane is a
geologic crustal block known as a "
terrane"
whose remnants are
today centered in
northwest Nevada, and
extends into
western California...
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Lesser Caucasus Terrane in Georgia; the Sanand, Alborz, and Lut
terranes in Iran; the
Mangysglak Terrane in the
Caspian Sea; the
Afghan Terrane; the Karakorum...
- The
Lhasa terrane is a
terrane, or
fragment of
crustal material,
sutured to the
Eurasian plate during the
Cretaceous that
forms present-day
southern Tibet...
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other landm****es, the
Qiangtang terrane and
Lhasa terrane, had
accreted to Eurasia. The
Qiantang and
Lhasa terranes were part of the
string of microcontinents...
