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Definition of Terrane
1. n. A group of rocks having a common age or origin; -- nearly equivalent to formation, but used somewhat less comprehensively.
2. n. A region or limited area considered with reference to some special feature; as, the terrane of a river, that is, its drainage basin.
Definition of Terrane
1. Noun. (geology) A block of the Earth's crust that differs from the surrounding material, and is separated from it by faults. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Terrane
1. a rock formation [n -S]
Medical Definition of Terrane
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Terrane
Literary usage of Terrane
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Geologist by Newton Horace Winchell (1899)
"Sections of the terrane are given in which the discordance between it and the
overlying Cambrian is shown. Two of these sections are in New Brunswick and ..."
2. The American Geologist: A Monthly Journal of Geology and Allied Sciences by Newton Horace Winchell (1902)
"... we hazard the conjecture that evolution may produce synchronous identical
biological results? NOTE ON A TERTIARY terrane NEW IN KANSAS GEOLOGY. ..."
3. The American Geologist by Newton Horace Winchell (1895)
"THE MENTOR BEDS: A CENTRAL KANSAS terrane OF THE COM ANCHE ... Kansas, within
the area of their outcrop, are a terrane of variegated, earthy-textured marine ..."
4. The American Geologist by Newton Horace Winchell (1895)
"The Mentor beds, named from a small station in Saline county, Kansas, within the
area of their outcrop, are a terrane of variegated, ..."
5. The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes by Robert Fiske Griggs (1922)
"In place of the irregular broken hummocks and billows, this terrane has a peculiar
topography quite different from anything I have ever seen or read of in ..."
6. New Zealand: Being a Narrative of Travels and Adventures During a Residence by Joel Samuel Polack (1838)
"... Marine and Sub- terrane—Cascades—Rivers — Fresh Water Streams, &c. THIS important
branch of natural history has hitherto been much neglected. ..."
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