Principles of Precambrian Geology

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The hulk of Earth's Precambrian crust is located in nine Precambrian cratonslarge, subcircular to oblong, tectonically stable continental entities composed of Precambrian rocks of diverse types and ages, which dominate the main continentsAsia, Europe, Greenland, North America, South America, Africa, India, Australia and Antarctica (Figs 1-1, 1-2; Table 1-1).