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    Craton - Wikipedia

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    A craton is an old and stable part of the continental lithosphere, which consists of Earth's two topmost layers, the crust and the uppermost mantle. Having often survived cycles of merging and rifting of continents, cratons are generally found in the interiors of tectonic plates; the exceptions occur where … See more

    Terminology

    The term craton is used to distinguish the stable portion of the continental crust from regions that are more geologically active and unstable. Cratons are composed of two layers: A continental shield, in which the basement rock … See more

    Examples

    Examples of cratons are the Dharwar Craton in India, North China Craton, the East European Craton, the Amazonian Craton in South America, … See more

    Formation

    The process by which cratons were formed is called cratonization. There is much about this process that remains uncertain. However, … See more

    See also

    • List of shields and cratons
    • Cratonic sequence See more

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    Structure

    Cratons have thick lithospheric roots. Mantle tomography shows that cratons are underlain by anomalously cold mantle corresponding to lithosphere more than twice the typical … See more

    Erosion

    The long-term erosion of cratons has been labelled the "cratonic regime". It involves processes of pediplanation and etchplanation that … See more

    Further reading

    • Dayton, Gene (2006). Geological Evolution of Australia. Sr. Lecturer, Geography, School of Humanities, Central Queensland University, Australia.
    • Grotzinger, John P.; Jordan, Thomas H. (4 … See more

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  4. craton | geology | Britannica

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    craton, the stable interior portion of a continent characteristically composed of ancient …

    • Deep continental roots and cratons | Nature

      https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03600-5

      Aug 11, 2021 · Cratons, with crust stable since about 1 Gyr ago and underpinned by lithosphere >150-km-thick occupy around 63% of the continental landmass. …

      • Author: D. Graham Pearson, James M. Scott, Jingao Liu, Andrew Schaeffer, Lawrence Hongliang Wang, Jeroen van...
      • Publish Year: 2021
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    • How continental keels and cratons may have formed – …

      https://earthlogs.org/2020/10/22/how-continental...

      Oct 22, 2020 · How continental keels and cratons may have formed. Published on October 22, …

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