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"text": "2008, Nasser Ennih, Jean-Paul Liégeois, The boundaries of the West African craton, with reference to the basement of the Moroccan metacratonic Anti-Atlas belt, N. Ennih, J.-P. Liégeois (editors), The Boundaries of the West African Craton, Geological Society, Special Publication Number 297, page 1,\nAlthough cratons are not tectonically active, they can be located near active margins, such as the Brazilian craton at the rear of the Andean active margin."
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"text": "2009, Ram Sharma, Cratons and Fold Belts of India, Springer, Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences, LNES 127, page 58,\nThe Bastar craton (BC) is also called Bastar-Bhandara craton. It lies to ENE of the Dharwar craton (DC), separated from the latter by the Godavari rift (see Fig. 2.1)."
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