terrane
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Mark Formation on Vancouver Island is part of the Wrangellia Terrane, which arrived on the edge of North America during the Cretaceous.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
At around 42 Ma, sea-floor pillow basalt and gabbro of the Crescent Terrane accreted to the southern margin of Vancouver Island and also to the adjacent part of Washington State.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
The metamorphism in Nova Scotia’s Meguma Terrane is just one example of the nature of regional metamorphism.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
When I took the above photo, I was standing on the Decatur Terrane.
From Scientific American • Mar. 7, 2012
Beneath it is the Little Jack Terrane, and then we’re back down on the Metamorphic Core Domain.
From Scientific American • Mar. 7, 2012
