👉 A crateman is a type of geologic formation in which the surface of a planet's crust is covered by a layer of solid rock. Cratements are typically found at the base of mountains, where the underlying rock is weaker and harder than the surrounding rocks. Cratemen can be divided into two main types: lithospheric cratemen and tectonic cratemen. Lithospheric cratemen are formed by the movement of tectonic plates across the surface of
