The Caledonian Appalachian Orogen

Download or read book Geology of the Appalachian—Caledonian Orogen in Canada and Greenland written by Harold Williams and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 1995 with total page 951 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book The Caledonian-Appalachian Orogen written by Anthony Leonard Harris and published by Blackwell Science. This book was released on 1988 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oxford [England] ; Boston : Published for the Geological Society by Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1988.

Download or read book From Rodinia to Pangea written by Richard P. Tollo and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 2010 with total page 972 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Appalachians constitute one of Earth's major tectonic features and have served as a springboard for innovative geologic thought for more than 170 years. This volume contains 36 original papers reporting the results of research performed throughout nearly the entire length and breadth of the Appalachian region, including all major provinces and geographical areas. Memoir 206 was designed to commemorate the (near-)fortieth anniversary of the publication of the classic Studies of Appalachian Geology volumes that appeared just prior to the application of plate tectonic concepts to the region. Contributions concerning structural evolution, sedimentation, stratigraphy, magmatic processes, metamorphism, tectonics, and terrane accretion illustrate the wide range of ongoing research in the area and collectively serve to mark the considerable progress in scientific thought that has occurred during the past four decades."--pub. desc.

Download or read book Caledonian-Appalachian Orogen of the North Atlantic Region written by International Geological Correlation Programme. Project 27 - Caledonide Orogen and published by Energy, Mines and Resources Canada ; Quebec : available by mail from Printing and Pub. Supply and Services Canada. This book was released on 1978 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The papers published in this volume were prepared as part of one of the 62 projects of the International Geological Correlation Programme (IGCP), Project 27-The Caledonian Orogen. This project is concerned with the great Paleozoic orogenic belt exposed in the lands bordering both sides of the Atlantic Ocean and which forms such a significant feature of the geology of the Appalachian region of Eastern Canada and the United States. The papers cover a wide variety of related problems including geological comparisons between Newfoundland and Ireland, and between Nova Scotia and Morocco. Such comparisons are unquestionably relevant to the elucidation of the significance of the Caledonian orogeny which cannot be attempted from studies within any one country." --

Download or read book Pannotia to Pangaea written by B. Murphy and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2021-01-28 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Special Publication 503 celebrates the career of R. Damian Nance. It features 27 articles, with more than 110 authors based in 18 different countries. These articles include contributions on the processes responsible for the formation and breakup of supercontinents, the controversies concerning the status of Pannotia as a supercontinent, the generation and destruction of Paleozoic oceans, and the development of the Appalachian-Ouachitan-Caledonide-Variscan orogens. In addition to field work, the approaches to gain that understanding include examining the relationships between stratigraphy and structural geology, precise geochronology, geochemical and isotopic fingerprinting, geodynamic modelling, regional syntheses, palaeogeographic modelling, and good old-fashioned arm-waving! The wide range of topics mirrors the breadth and depth of Damian’s contributions, interests and expertise. Like Damian’s papers, the contributions range from the predominantly conceptual to detailed field work, but all are targeted at understanding important tectonic processes. Their scope not only varies in scale from global to regional to local, but also in the range of approaches required to gain that understanding.

Download or read book East Greenland Caledonides written by A. K. Higgins and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Caledonide Orogen written by D. G. Gee and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1985 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: