A part of the Earth’s crust that has survived the splitting and merging of continents.

Of or pertaining to a craton.

plural of craton

The process during which a craton is formed.

(organic chemistry) The xanthone 1,3,6-trihydroxy-2-(3-hydroxy-3-methylbutyl)-7-methoxy-8-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)xanthen-9-one present in the bark of a Cratoxylum

A device for measuring magnifying power.

plural of cratometer

(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.

plural of cratonic sequence