What is a craton?
A) The highly deformed, leading edge of a continent where subduction is occurring
B) The oldest part of a continent that has not been significantly deformed for 600 million years
C) An exotic terrane being accreted to a landmass
D) A down-dropped graben bounded by normal faults
Answer: B
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