The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TERRANE , but the solution may also be BUTTE which is one of the most recent solution (2008 in USA Today).
Geological formation crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TERRANE | 31 % | 7 |
| BUTTE | 15 % | 5 |
| FORESHORE | 8 % | 9 |
| DELTA | 8 % | 5 |
| IONE | 8 % | 4 |
| ROCKPILE | 8 % | 8 |
| MASSIF | 8 % | 6 |
| MESA | 8 % | 4 |
| DYAS | 8 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Geological formation
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- formation
- geology
- stratum
- stratigraphic column
- unit
- sedimentary rock
- depositional environment
- horizon
- platform
- igneous rock
- metamorphic rock
- igneous intrusion
Crossword Answer definitions
TERRANE noun- A block of the Earth's crust that differs from the surrounding material, and is separated from it by faults.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result TERRANE
- Geologic formation.
- Geological area.
- Geological formation.
- Rock formation.
- Geological formation
- Rock formation
- Rock formation, to geologists
- Series of related rock formations
More clues leading to the result BUTTE
- Montana city
- Part of the Monument Valley landscape
- "Roadrunner" backdrop
- Montana mining town
- Downsized mesa
- Isolated hill in western Canada and the U.S.
- Seat of Montana's Silver Bow County
- Montana city near Helena
- Montana mining center
- Steep hill
More clues leading to the result FORESHORE
More clues leading to the result DELTA
- Actress Burke
- Alluvial land
- Nin's "______ of Venus"
- After gamma
- Gamma's follower
- Mississippi's mouth
- River mouth
- Mouth of the Mississippi
- Airline whose name is a letter
- Northwest merger partner
More clues leading to the result IONE
- Skye on film
- Actress Skye
- Skye of "Say Anything"
- Skye of "Say Anything..."
- One of the Nereids
- ___ Rucker of WeTV's "Love Thy Sister"
- Donovan's daughter
- Donovan's daughter Skye
- Skye on screens
- Filmdom's Skye
More clues leading to the result ROCKPILE
More clues leading to the result MASSIF
- Part of a mountain range
- Vinson ___ (Antarctica's highest peak)
- Mountain-range portion
- Group of mountains forming part of a range
- Mountain formation
- Portion of a mountain range, containing one or more summits.
- Dominant portion of a mountain ridge.
- Dominant central mountain ridge.
- Geological formation.
- Dominant part of a mountain ridge.
More clues leading to the result MESA
- Arizona city
- Arizona winter resort
- City near Phoenix
- Flat-topped elevation
- Tableland
- __ Verde National Park
- Desert sight
- Flat land
- Broad terrace
- Geographical flattop