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A part of the Earth’s crust that has survived the splitting and merging of continents.

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craton

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/ˈkreɪtɒn/

Noun

A part of the Earth’s crust that has survived the splitting and merging of continents.

Japanese Meaning

大陸の分裂や合併を経てもその形状を維持し続ける、地球の安定した古い地殻の一部

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Geologists studied the ancient craton to understand how early continental cores resisted tectonic recycling.

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地質学者たちは、初期の安定陸塊がどのようにプレートの再循環に耐えたかを理解するために、その古い安定陸塊を調査した。

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A part of the Earth’s crust that has survived the splitting and merging of continents.

Application of the concept of a craton circumscribed by surrounding miogeosynclines was particularly vexing to stratigraphers whose study areas extended across the line theoretically delineating distinct tectonic terranes.

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