pericratonic

English

Etymology

From peri- +‎ cratonic.

Adjective

pericratonic (not comparable)

1. (geology) Surrounding a craton.
   • 2015 December 15, “1.8 Billion Years of Detrital Zircon Recycling Calibrates a Refractory Part of Earth’s Sedimentary Cycle”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     The pericratonic Yukon Tanana terrane was a Devonian arc built upon Laurentian (North American) basement [10 ].

Translations

surrounding a craton

• Portuguese: pericratónico (Portugal), pericratônico (Brazil)

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