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Massif vs Terrane - What's the difference?

massif | terrane |

As nouns the difference between massif and terrane

is that massif is a principal mountain mass while terrane is a block of the Earth's crust that differs from the surrounding material, and is separated from it by faults.

massif

English

Noun

(wikipedia massif) (en noun)
  • A principal mountain mass.
  • A block of the earth's crust bounded by faults or flexures and displaced as a unit without internal change; normally consists of gneisses and schists

    • terrane

    English

    (wikipedia terrane)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geology) A block of the Earth's crust that differs from the surrounding material, and is separated from it by faults.
  • *2004 , (Richard Fortey), The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 195:
  • *:The mountain belt came together as an accretion of terranes .

    • See also

    * terrain

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