Ke|wee|naw|an

Ke|wee|naw|an
Ke|wee|naw|an «KEE wuh N uhn», adjective, noun.
–adj.
of or having to do with the latest period of the Proterozoic era, before the Cambrian and after the Huronian: »

the Keweenawan formations.

–n.
1. the latest period of the Proterozoic era, before the Cambrian and after the Huronian. It was characterized by the formation of copper-bearing rocks.
2. its rocks or rock formations.
[< Keweenaw, a promontory on Lake Superior where these rocks are found + -an]

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