cratonic

Variant of craton

craton definition

cra·ton (krā′tän)

noun

a stable, broad, horizontal rock formation of the earth's crust, that is the principal part of a continent and its continental shelf

Related Forms:

  • cratonic cra·ton′ic (krə tän′ik) adjective

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