Look up: Terrane

1. terrane
   n. A general term used to refer to a piece of the crust that is usually smaller than a continent but larger than an island; exotic terrane- n. terrane that has an unknown origin or a different origin than its surrounding rocks.
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2. Terrane
   Ter'rane noun [ French terrain , from Latin terra earth.] (Geol.) A group of rocks having a common age or origin; -- nearly equivalent to formation , but used somewhat less comprehensively.
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3. Terrane
   Ter'rane noun (Geology) A region or limited area considered with reference to some special feature; as, the terrane of a river, that is, its drainage basin.
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4. terrane
   <geology> A group of rocks having a common age or origin; nearly equivalent to formation, but used somewhat less comprehensively. ... Origin: F. Terrain, from L. Terra earth. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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5. Terrane
   • (n.) A region or limited area considered with reference to some special feature; as, the terrane of a river, that is, its drainage basin. • (n.) A group of rocks having a common age or origin; -- nearly equivalent to formation, but used somewhat less comprehensively.
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6. terrane
   (from the article `Cambrian Period`) Several terranes (fault-bounded fragments of the Earth`s crust) seem to have been located near or attached to the margin of the northern Africa ... Devonian rocks are widespread in Asia east of the Ural Mountains; however, in Devonian time Asia was composed of separated microcratons, or terranes, ......
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7. terrane
   terrane 1. A series of related rock formations.2. An area having a proponderance of a particular rock or rock groups.3. A section of the Earth's crust that is defined by clear fault boundaries, with stratigraphic and structural properties that distinguish it from adjacent rocks.
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8. Terrane
   In geology, the term terrane describes a group of rocks having a common age or origin. The term is nearly equivalent to formation, but is used somewhat less comprehensively.
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9. Terrane
   A `terrane` in geology is short-hand term for a `tectonostratigraphic terrane`, which is a fragment of crustal material formed on, or broken off from, one tectonic plate and accreted or "sutured" to crust lying on another plate. The crustal block or fragment preserves its own distinctive g...
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