Associations to the word «Craton»

Wiktionary

CRATON, noun. A part of the Earth’s crust that has survived the splitting and merging of continents.

Dictionary definition

CRATON, noun. The part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent; typically Precambrian.

Wise words

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C. S. Lewis