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  2. Terrane - Wikipedia

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    In geology, a terrane (/ t ə ˈ r eɪ n, ˈ t ɛr eɪ n /; [1] [2] in full, a tectonostratigraphic terrane) is a crust fragment formed on a tectonic plate (or broken off from it) and accreted or "sutured" to crust lying on another plate. The crustal block or fragment preserves its distinctive geologic history, which is different from the ...

  3. Accretionary wedge - Wikipedia

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    It was later accreted to the continental margin of Laurasia. [ 4 ] Longitudinal sedimentary tapering of pre-orogenic sediments correlates strongly with curvature of the submarine frontal accretionary belt in the South China Sea margin, suggesting that pre-orogenic sediment thickness is the major control on the geometry of frontal structures.

  4. Smartville Block - Wikipedia

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    Geologic map depicting the Smartville Complex (in brown) and other accreted terranes in California. [1]The Smartville Block, also called the Smartville Ophiolite, Smartville Complex, or Smartville Intrusive Complex, is a geologic terrane formed in the ocean from a volcanic island arc that was accreted onto the North American Plate during the late Jurassic (~160–150 million years ago).

  5. Grouse Creek block - Wikipedia

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    Together, these terranes comprise part of the basement rock of the North American continent [1] and have been critical to studies of crustal accretion in the Precambrian. Ongoing study of the Grouse Creek block will contribute to understanding the paleogeography of the Wyoming craton prior to its incorporation into the supercontinent Laurentia ...

  6. Franciscan Complex - Wikipedia

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    [18] [19] [10] The Franciscan varies along strike, because individual accreted elements (packets of trench sediment, seamounts, etc.) did not extend the full length of the trench. Different depths of underplating , distribution of post-metamorphic faulting, and level of erosion produced the present-day surface distribution of high P/T metamorphism.

  7. Tectonic evolution of Patagonia - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] The region's geologic border to the north is composed of the Rio de la Plata craton and several accreted terranes comprising the La Pampa province. [3] The underlying basement rocks of the Patagonian region can be subdivided into two large massifs: the North Patagonian Massif and the Deseado Massif.

  8. Cuyania - Wikipedia

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    The Precordillera Terrane or Cuyania was an ancient microcontinent or terrane whose history affected many of the older rocks of Cuyo in Argentina.It was separated by oceanic crust from the Chilenia terrane which accreted into it at ~420-390 Ma when Cuyania was already amalgamated with Gondwana. [1]

  9. Narooma terrane - Wikipedia

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    The top layer consists of turbidite sequence from the Early Ordovician. Below this is a high strain zone full of broken fragments. Special textures from the high strain zone include pressure solution, dilational veins and boudinage. Some of the rock appears as mylonite. Underneath the high strain is chert from the Late Cambrian to Late ...

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