Craton - Wikipedia
A craton (/ ˈ k r eɪ t ɒ n / KRAYT-on, / ˈ k r æ t ɒ n / KRAT-on, or / ˈ k r eɪ t ən / KRAY-tən; [1] [2] [3] from ‹See Tfd› Greek: κράτος kratos "strength") is an old and stable part of the continental …
Craton | Structure, Shield, Platform | Britannica
Craton, the stable interior portion of a continent characteristically composed of ancient crystalline basement rock. The term craton is used to distinguish such regions from mobile geosynclinal …
What is a craton? How many are there? How do they relate
A craton is a large, coherent domain of Earth's continental crust that has attained and maintained long-term stability, having undergone little internal deformation, except perhaps near its …
List of shields and cratons - Wikipedia
A craton is an ancient part of the Earth's continental crust which has been more or less stable since Precambrian times. Cratons whose ancient rocks are widely exposed at the surface, …
Creating Continents: Archean Cratons Tell the Story
Here we examine the Archean record of the Wyoming craton in the northern Rocky Mountains, USA, which is both well-exposed and readily accessible. We identify three stages of Archean …
Deep continental roots and cratons | Nature
2021年8月11日 · Key to craton development is how and when the thick strong mantle roots that underlie these regions formed and evolved.
4.11: Ancient Parts of Continents- Cratons and Shields
2021年2月15日 · A craton is a part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent. The craton region of North America includes the region between the Rocky …
Cratons, Why Are You Still Here? - Eos
2021年3月25日 · Deciphering this evidence reveals information about the origins of plate tectonics, which are closely related to craton formation, as well as about the conditions that …
Craton Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of CRATON is a stable relatively immobile area of the earth's crust that forms the nuclear mass of a continent or the central basin of an ocean.
Craton formation: Internal structure inherited from closing of the ...
2014年2月1日 · Craton formation via viscous thickening of buoyant material assumes that the entire chemically distinct lithosphere remains intact throughout the thickening process; i.e., the …