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ˈkreɪ tɒncra·ton

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cratonnoun

    the part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent; typically Precambrian

Wiktionary

  1. cratonnoun

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

  2. Etymology: From κράτος.

Wikipedia

  1. Craton

    A craton ( , , or ; from Greek: κράτος kratos "strength") is an old and stable part of the continental lithosphere, which consists of Earth's two topmost layers, the crust and the uppermost mantle. Having often survived cycles of merging and rifting of continents, cratons are generally found in the interiors of tectonic plates; the exceptions occur where geologically recent rifting events have separated cratons and created passive margins along their edges. Cratons are characteristically composed of ancient crystalline basement rock, which may be covered by younger sedimentary rock. They have a thick crust and deep lithospheric roots that extend as much as several hundred kilometres into Earth's mantle.

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  1. craton

    A craton is a stable and ancient part of the continental crust that has survived the processes of plate tectonics and remained unaffected by seismic activities over a long period of time. It acts as the building blocks of continents and can be found submerged beneath layers of sediment or exposed at the earth's surface. Structurally, a craton includes a crystalline basement or central shield covered by a platform of sedimentary rocks. They are generally found in the interiors of tectonic plates and can be several billion years old.

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  1. Craton

    A craton is an old and stable part of the continental lithosphere. Having often survived cycles of merging and rifting of continents, cratons are generally found in the interiors of tectonic plates. They are characteristically composed of ancient crystalline basement rock, which may be covered by younger sedimentary rock. They have a thick crust and deep lithospheric roots that extend as much as several hundred kilometers into the Earth's mantle. The term craton is used to distinguish the stable portion of the continental crust from regions that are more geologically active and unstable. Cratons can be described as shields, in which the basement rock crops out at the surface, and platforms, in which the basement is overlain by sediments and sedimentary rock. The word craton was first proposed by the German geologist L. Kober in 1921 as "Kratogen", referring to stable continental platforms, and "orogen" as a term for mountain or orogenic belts. Later authors shortened the former term to kraton and then to craton. Examples of cratons are the Slave Craton in Canada, the Wyoming Craton in the United States, the Amazonia Craton in South America, the Kaapvaal Craton in South Africa, and the Gawler Craton in South Australia.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. CRATON

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Craton is ranked #49723 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Craton surname appeared 422 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Craton.

    87.9% or 371 total occurrences were White.
    7.1% or 30 total occurrences were Black.
    2.8% or 12 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.6% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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  1. cantor

  2. carton

  3. contra

  4. Contra

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of craton in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of craton in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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