what is craton in geology
A craton (/ËkreÉªtÉn/ , /ËkraetÉn/ , ËkrÃ¦tÉn /or/ ; ËkreÉªtÉn From: greek ÎºÏÎ¬ÏÎ¿Ï kratos) strength is an old and stable part of the continental. lithospherehe word craton was first proposed by the Austrian geologist Leopold Kober in 1921 as Kratogen, referring to stable continental platforms, and orogen as a term for mountain or orogenic belts.