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cratonic sequence

cratonic sequence noun: a very large-scale lithostratigraphic sequence in the rock record that represents a complete cycle of marine transgression and regression on a craton over a geologic time scale.

Noun

cratonic sequence (plural cratonic sequences)

  1. A very large-scale lithostratigraphic sequence in the rock record that represents a complete cycle of marine transgression and regression on a craton over a geologic time scale.

Forms of cratonic sequence

pluralcratonic sequences

Questions about cratonic sequence

What does cratonic sequence mean?
Cratonic sequence means a very large-scale lithostratigraphic sequence in the rock record that represents a complete cycle of marine transgression and regression on a craton over a geologic time scale.
What part of speech is cratonic sequence?
Cratonic sequence is a noun.
What is the plural of cratonic sequence?
The plural of cratonic sequence is cratonic sequences.

Words near cratonic sequence in the dictionary

  1. cratometer
  2. cratometers
  3. craton
  4. cratonal
  5. cratonic
  6. cratonic sequence
  7. cratonic sequences
  8. cratonisation
  9. cratonization
  10. cratons
  11. cratoxylone

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