"cratonic sequence" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cratonic sequences [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cratonic sequence (plural cratonic sequences)
  1. (geology) 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. Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-cratonic_sequence-en-noun-5TeGSmKk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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