English

Adjective

pericratonic ‎(not comparable)

1. (geology) Surrounding a craton
   • 2015 December 15, “1.8 Billion Years of Detrital Zircon Recycling Calibrates a Refractory Part of Earth’s Sedimentary Cycle”, in PLOS ONE, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0144727:

     The pericratonic Yukon Tanana terrane was a Devonian arc built upon Laurentian (North American) basement [10 ].