terrane
Noun
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Noun
terrane (plural terranes)
- (geology) A block of the Earth's crust that differs from the surrounding material, and is separated from it by faults.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 195:
- The mountain belt came together as an accretion of terranes.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 195:
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