terrane
any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
Origin of terrane
1- Also terrain.
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How to use terrane in a sentence
The rocks of this great region include granite and allied metamorphosed terranes, old lavas, and sedimentary beds.
North America | Israel C. RussellBy far the most valuable of the minerals and native metals that occur in the metamorphosed terranes is gold.
North America | Israel C. RussellErosion has since carried off the rocks which were mineral-charged and laid bare the depleted terranes beneath.
North America | Israel C. RussellBesides the general reconnoissance, he discovered the existence of large areas of Upper Silurian and Devonian terranes.
British Dictionary definitions for terrane
terrain
/ (ˈtɛreɪn) /
a series of rock formations, esp one having a prevalent type of rock
an allochthonous, fault-bounded section of the earth's crust
Origin of terrane
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