n.the part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent; typically Precambrian
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Recycling lower continental crust in the North China craton. The early Precambrian odyssey of the North China Craton: A synoptic overview Phanerozoic Evolution of the Lithosphere Beneath the Sino‐Korean Craton United Plates of America, The Birth of a Craton: Early Proterozoic Assembly and Growth of Laurentia Late Archean to Paleoproterozoic evolution of the North China Craton: key issues revisited Archean crustal evolution in the northern Yilgarn Craton: U–Pb and Hf-isotope evidence from detrital zircons Re–Os evidence for replacement of ancient mantle lithosphere beneath the North China craton Archean blocks and their boundaries in the North China Craton: lithological, geochemical, structural and P – T path constraints an... Thermo-tectonic destruction of the archaean lithospheric keel beneath the Sino-Korean Craton in China: Evidence, timing and mechanism Geochronology of Neoproterozoic syn-rift magmatism in the Yangtze Craton, South China and correlations with other continents: eviden...
