pericratonic

English

Etymology

peri- +‎ cratonic

Adjective

pericratonic (not comparable)

  1. (geology) Surrounding a craton
    • 2015 December 15, “1.8 Billion Years of Detrital Zircon Recycling Calibrates a Refractory Part of Earth’s Sedimentary Cycle”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0144727:
      The pericratonic Yukon Tanana terrane was a Devonian arc built upon Laurentian (North American) basement [10 ].
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