terrane -- n. A general term used to refer to a piece of the crust that is usually smaller than a continent but larger than an island; exotic terrane- n. terrane that has an unknown origin or a different origin than its surrounding rocks.
terrane (microplate) A fragment of the lithosphere, smaller than a plate, that forms a portion of an accreted terrane margin.
texture The general appearance of a rock as shown by the size, shape, and arrangement of the materials composing it.
Terranes as Terrains: The Klamath Mountains Oregon Study
As stated earlier in this Section, in 1985 the writer (NMS) initiated a research project while still at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, ...
The enhancement of heat producing elements within the Procellarum KREEP Terrane would have caused the underlying mantle to heat up, and eventually, to partially melt.
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