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tectonostratigraphic terrane: a standalone construct

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Tectonics

a fault-bounded crustal block with a geologic history distinct from its neighbours, used to read how continents grew by accretion.

In tectonics, tectonostratigraphic terrane refers to a fault-bounded crustal block with a geologic history distinct from its neighbours, used to read how continents grew by accretion. This meaning comes from Coney (1980) in Nature.[1]

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References

Coney, P. J., Jones, D. L., & Monger, J. W. H. (1980). Cordilleran suspect terranes. Nature, 288(5789), 329-333. https://doi.org/10.1038/288329a0

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