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craton

part of the continental lithosphere
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craton

Summary

craton ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,207 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • craton is a type of continental crust[2].
  • craton is part of continent[3].
  • craton's Commons category is recorded as Cratons[4].
  • craton is the opposite of Orogen[5].
  • craton comprises shield[6].
  • craton comprises platform[7].
  • craton comprises basement[8].
  • craton's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cratons[9].
  • craton's described by source is recorded as National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan[10].

Body

Definition and Type

craton is a type of continental crust[2]. craton is the opposite of Orogen[5].

Use and Application

Components include shield[6], platform[7], and basement[8]. craton is part of continent[3].

Why It Matters

craton ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,207 views/month).[1] craton has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] craton is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → continent
    Opposite of → Orogen
    Part of → —
    Subclass of → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007531266805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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