Terrane

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A block of the Earth's crust that differs from the surrounding material, and is separated from it by faults.

    "The mountain belt came together as an accretion of terranes."

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"The mountain belt came together as an accretion of terranes."

Etymology

Variant form of terrain.

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