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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...
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Wrangellia Terrane (named for the
Wrangell Mountains, Alaska) is a
crustal fragment (
terrane)
extending from the south-central...
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continuation in
eastern Ireland is the
Leinster terrane. The
combined terrane is
termed Leinster-Lakesman
terrane. It lies on the
southern margin of the Iapetus...
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Terreno Tahamí, TT) or Tahamí-Panzenú
Terrane is one of the
geological provinces (
terranes) of Colombia. The
terrane,
dating to the Permo-Tri****ic, is situated...
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Armorican terrane,
Armorican terrane ****emblage, or
simply Armorica, was a
microcontinent or
group of
continental fragments that
rifted away from Gondwana...
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Highlands Terrane, and the
South Pole–Aitken
Terrane. Each
terrane has a
unique origin, composition, and
thermal evolution. The
Procellarum KREEP Terrane, or...
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geological terranes in the
region are the
Charnwood Terrane,
Fenland Terrane,
Cymru Terrane and the
Monian Composite Terrane. The
Wrekin Terrane is bounded...
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Meguma terrane, also
known as Megumia, is a
terrane exposed in
southern Nova Scotia, that
became joined to the
present North American landm**** as part...
- 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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following is a list of
ancient cratons, microplates, plates, and
terranes which no
longer exist as
separate plates.
Cratons are the
oldest and most...
