craton

n.the part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent; typically Precambrian

Recycling lower continental crust in the North China craton.
The early Precambrian odyssey of the North China Craton: A synoptic overview
Phanerozoic Evolution of the Lithosphere Beneath the Sino‐Korean Craton
United Plates of America, The Birth of a Craton: Early Proterozoic Assembly and Growth of Laurentia
Late Archean to Paleoproterozoic evolution of the North China Craton: key issues revisited
Archean crustal evolution in the northern Yilgarn Craton: U–Pb and Hf-isotope evidence from detrital zircons
Re–Os evidence for replacement of ancient mantle lithosphere beneath the North China craton
Archean blocks and their boundaries in the North China Craton: lithological, geochemical, structural and P – T path constraints an...
Thermo-tectonic destruction of the archaean lithospheric keel beneath the Sino-Korean Craton in China: Evidence, timing and mechanism
Geochronology of Neoproterozoic syn-rift magmatism in the Yangtze Craton, South China and correlations with other continents: eviden...