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təˈreɪn, ˈtɛr eɪnter·rane

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  1. terranenoun

    A block of the Earth's crust that differs from the surrounding material, and is separated from it by faults.

  2. Etymology: Variant form of terrain.

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  1. Terrane

    In geology, a terrane (; 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 own distinctive geologic history, which is different from that of the surrounding areas—hence the term "exotic" terrane. The suture zone between a terrane and the crust it attaches to is usually identifiable as a fault. A sedimentary deposit that buries the contact of the terrane with adjacent rock is called an overlap formation. An igneous intrusion that has intruded and obscured the contact of a terrane with adjacent rock is called a stitching pluton. Older usage of terrane simply described a series of related rock formations or an area having a preponderance of a particular rock or rock groups.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Terranenoun

    a group of rocks having a common age or origin; -- nearly equivalent to formation, but used somewhat less comprehensively

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  1. Terrane

    A terrane in geology is a shorthand term for a tectonostratigraphic terrane, which is a fragment of crustal material formed on, or broken off from, one tectonic plate and accreted or "sutured" to crust lying on another plate. The crustal block or fragment preserves its own distinctive geologic history, which is different from that of the surrounding areas – hence the term "exotic" terrane. The suture zone between a terrane and the crust it attaches to is usually identifiable as a fault. Older usage of terrane simply described a series of related rock formations or an area having a preponderance of a particular rock or rock groups.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of terrane in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of terrane in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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