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.

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Meanings

nouncratonic sequence (plural cratonic sequences)

plural cratonic sequences

  1. geographyA 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.
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