- A
craton ( /ˈkreɪtɒn/ KRAYT-on, /ˈkrætɒn/ KRAT-on, or /ˈkreɪtən/ KRAY-tən; from ‹See Tfd›Gr****: κράτος
kratos "strength") is an old and
stable part of...
- tectonics. The
Indian Craton can be
divided into five
major cratons as such:
Aravalli Craton (Marwar-Mewar
Craton or
Western Indian Craton):
Covers Rajasthan...
-
Archean supercontinent consisting of the
Kaapvaal Craton (now in
eastern South Africa) and the
Pilbara Craton (now in north-western
Western Australia). E....
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Pilbara Craton subregions: PIL01 -
Chichester PIL02 -
Fortescue PIL03 -
Hamersley PIL04...
- The
Kaapvaal Craton (centred on the
Limpopo Province in
South Africa),
along with the
Pilbara Craton of
Western Australia, are the only
remaining areas...
- Siberia, also
known as
Siberian Craton,
Angaraland (or
simply Angara) and Angarida, is an
ancient craton in the
heart of Siberia.
Today forming the Central...
-
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...
- The
Amazonian Craton is a
geologic province located in
South America. It
occupies a
large portion of the central,
north and
eastern part of the continent...
- The
Gawler Craton covers approximately 440,000
square kilometres of
central South Australia. Its
Precambrian crystalline ba****t
crustal block was cratonised...
- The
Congo Craton,
covered by the Palaeozoic-to-recent
Congo Basin, is an
ancient Precambrian craton that with four
others (the Kaapvaal, Zimbabwe, Tanzania...
