Author : Yvette D. Kuiper
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : pages
File Size : 26,91 MB
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0813725542
"This volume provides a comprehensive overview of our understanding of the evolution of the Appalachian-Caledonian-Variscan orogen. It takes the reader along a clockwise path around the North Atlantic Ocean from the U.S. and Canadian Appalachians; to the Caledonides of Spitsbergen, Scandinavia, Scotland and Ireland; and thence south to the Variscides of Morocco"--
Author : Harold Williams
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 951 pages
File Size : 15,84 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Science
ISBN : 0813754518
This volume focuses on the Canadian Appalachian region. The chapter on the East Greenland Caledonides stands alone and there is no attempt to integrate the geological accounts of the two far removed regions. Rocks of the Canadian Appalachian region are described under four broad temporal divisions: lower Paleozoic and older, middle Paleozoic, upper Paleozoic, and Mesozoic. The rocks of these temporal divisions define geographic zones, belts, basins, and graben, respectively. The area is of special interest because so many modern concepts of mountain building are based on Appalachian rocks & structures.
Author : Geological Society of London
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 20,6 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781862390713
Author : F. Corfu
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 710 pages
File Size : 18,59 MB
Release : 2014-04-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 186239377X
The Caledonides are a major orogenic belt that stretches from the Arctic, through Scandinavia, East Greenland, Britain and Ireland into the Atlantic coast of North America. Following the break-up of Rodinia, the Caledonides formed in the Palaeozoic by the drifting of various continents and their eventual aggregation in the Silurian and Devonian. The orogen subsequently fragmented during the opening of the Atlantic Ocean. This volume brings together 25 papers presenting the results of modern research that investigates the orogenic processes and the provenance of specific components of the belt. The contributions reflect different lines of research, linking traditional field studies with modern analytical techniques. In addition three overview papers summarize the main features of the belts in Scandinavia, Svalbard, East Greenland, Britain and Ireland, highlighting the advances made since the last major synthesis of the Scandinavian Caledonides 30 years ago, and discussing important open questions.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,6 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Appalachian Mountains
ISBN :
Author : A. Krishna Sinha
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 892 pages
File Size : 16,74 MB
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780813711911
The thermal evolution of mountain belts is recorded inthe distribution, origin and ages of magnatism. In this volume, petrologic, isotopic and geochemical evidence is presented to highlight the contribution of igneous rocks to the evolution of the Appalachian Orogen in both Canada and the United States. These papers emphasize the use of modern geochemical and petrologic data to discriminate the sources yielding magmas, and thus the nature of the crust and mantle.
Author : J. Duncan Keppie
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 13,78 MB
Release : 2008-04-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 1420073737
Consisting of papers that have appeared recently in International Geology Review, Middle American Terranes, Potential Correlatives, and Orogenic Processes focuses on Middle American terranes in which tectonic processes, including flat-slab subduction, for orogenic development are examined at various times since the late Mesoproterozoi
Author : Andrew Miall
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 826 pages
File Size : 28,11 MB
Release : 2019-04-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 0444638962
The Sedimentary Basins of the United States and Canada, Second Edition, focuses on the large, regional, sedimentary accumulations in Canada and the United States. Each chapter provides a succinct summary of the tectonic setting and structural and paleogeographic evolution of the basin it covers, with details on structure and stratigraphy. The book features four new chapters that cover the sedimentary basins of Alaska and the Canadian Arctic. In addition to sedimentary geologists, this updated reference is relevant for basin analysis, regional geology, stratigraphy, and for those working in the hydrocarbon exploration industry. - Features updates to existing chapters, along with new chapters on sedimentary basins in Alaska and Arctic Canada - Includes nearly 300 detailed, full-color paleogeographic maps - Written for general geological audiences and individuals working in the resources sector, particularly those in the fossil fuel industry
Author : Steven J. Whitmeyer
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 824 pages
File Size : 19,28 MB
Release : 2023-01-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 0813712203
"This Memoir focuses on 7 'turning points' that had specific and lasting impacts on Laurentian evolution: The Neoarchean, characterized by cratonization; the Paleoproterozoic and the initial assembly of Laurentia; the Mesoproterozoic southern margin of Laurentia; the Midcontinent rift and the Grenville orogeny; (5) the Neoproterozoic breakup of Rodinia; the mid-Paleozoic phases of the Appalachian-Caledonian orogen; and the Jurassic-Paleogene assembly of the North American Cordillerar"--
Author :
Publisher : Natural Resources Canada
Page : 17 pages
File Size : 50,80 MB
Release :
Category :
ISBN : 0662316754
