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Melanges and their bearing on late Mesozoic and Tertiary subduction and interplate translation at the west edge of the North American plate / / by Kenneth F. Fox, Jr
| Melanges and their bearing on late Mesozoic and Tertiary subduction and interplate translation at the west edge of the North American plate / / by Kenneth F. Fox, Jr |
| Autore | Fox Kenneth F. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, , 1983 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 40 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Collana | Geological Survey professional paper |
| Soggetto topico |
Geology - North America
Geology, Stratigraphic - Mesozoic Geology, Stratigraphic - Tertiary Melanges (Petrology) Plate tectonics - North America Geology Geology, Stratigraphic Mesozoic Geologic Period Plate tectonics Tertiary Geologic Period |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910707091203321 |
Fox Kenneth F.
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| Washington : , : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, , 1983 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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North American Continent-Ocean Transects Program [[electronic resource] /] / U.S. Geodynamics Committee, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council
| North American Continent-Ocean Transects Program [[electronic resource] /] / U.S. Geodynamics Committee, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1989 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (101 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.8/0973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Geology, Structural - North America
Continental margins - North America Plate tectonics - North America |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-21276-4
9786610212767 0-309-58235-0 0-585-08464-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455414403321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1989 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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North American Continent-Ocean Transects Program / / U.S. Geodynamics Committee, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council
| North American Continent-Ocean Transects Program / / U.S. Geodynamics Committee, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1989 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (101 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 551.8/0973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Geology, Structural - North America
Continental margins - North America Plate tectonics - North America |
| ISBN |
1-280-21276-4
9786610212767 0-309-58235-0 0-585-08464-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778708003321 |
| Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1989 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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North American Continent-Ocean Transects Program / / U.S. Geodynamics Committee, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council
| North American Continent-Ocean Transects Program / / U.S. Geodynamics Committee, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1989 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (101 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 551.8/0973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Geology, Structural - North America
Continental margins - North America Plate tectonics - North America |
| ISBN |
9786610212767
9781280212765 1280212764 9780309582353 0309582350 9780585084640 0585084645 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
North American Continent-Ocean Transects Program -- Copyright -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- FIGURES -- 1 Overview -- INTRODUCTION -- PROGRAM OBJECTIVES -- PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENTS -- NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT -- PRESENT AND PAST CONTINENT-OCEAN TRANSITION -- North American Continental Zonation -- Corridors -- 2 Major Scientific Problems -- 3 Needed Investigations -- SYNTHESES -- TOPICAL INVESTIGATIONS -- PROCESSES OF CONTINENT-OCEAN TRANSITIONS -- TECHNIQUES -- 4 New Developments -- GLOBAL GEOSCIENCE TRANSECTS PROJECT -- DIGITAL DATA -- 5 Major Topical Problems -- GENERAL PROBLEMS -- 1. Processes of Modern Active Margins -- 2. Processes of Passive Margins -- 3. Tectonic Heredity -- 4. Tectonic Significance of Magmas and Magmatic Rocks -- 5. Identification and Processes of Terrane Boundaries -- 6. Kinematics of Orogenic Belts -- 7. Implications of High-Grade Metamorphic Rocks in Orogenic Belts -- 8. Dating of Events in Orogenic Belts -- 9. Foreland Deformation and Tectonic Coupling -- 10. Diagnostic Geophysical Expressions of Tectonic Units -- 11. Deep Continental Crustal Structure and Origin -- 12. Phanerozoic Changes in Proterozoic North America -- SPECIFIC (PRIORITY) PROBLEMS -- 1. Underplating and Tectonic Attrition -- 2. Origin of the Moho and Lower Crust -- 3. Absolute Chronology of Tectonic Events -- 4. Strike-Slip Components of Terrane Displacement Paths -- 6 The 23 Transects: Synopses, Findings, and Problems -- Transect A2 Kodiak to Kuskokwim, Alaska -- Synopsis and Findings -- Transect A3 Gulf of Alaska to the Arctic Ocean -- Synopsis and Findings -- Transect B1 Intermontane Belt (Skeena Mountains) to Insular Belt (Queen Charlotte Islands) -- Synopsis and Findings -- Transect B2 Juan De Fuca Plate to Alberta Plains -- Synopsis and Findings -- Problems -- Transect B3 Juan De Fuca Spreading Ridge to Montana Thrust Belt.
Synopsis and Findings -- Problems -- Transect C1 Mendocino Triple Junction to North American Craton -- Synopsis and Findings -- Transect C2 Central California Offshore to Colorado Plateau -- Synopsis and Findings -- Transect C3 Pacific Abyssal Plain to Rio Grande Rift -- Synopsis and Findings -- Problems -- Transects D1 to D4 Eastern Canada and North Atlantic Ocean -- Transect D1: Northern Appalachians: (West Sheet) Grenville Province, Quebec, to Newfoundland -- (East ... -- Synopsis and Findings -- Transect D2: Transform margin south of Grand Banks: Offshore eastern Canada -- Synopsis and Findings -- Transect D3: Rifted continental margin off Nova Scotia: Offshore eastern Canada -- Synopsis and Findings -- Transect D4: Rifted continental margin off Labrador -- Synopsis and Findings -- Transects D1 to D4: Problems -- Transect E1 Adirondacks to Georges Bank -- Synopsis and Findings -- Problems -- Transect E2 New York Appalachian Basin to Baltimore Canyon Trough -- Synopsis and Findings -- Problems -- Transect E3 Pittsburgh to Baltimore Canyon Trough -- Synopsis and Findings -- Problems -- Transect E4 Central Kentucky to the Carolina Trough -- Synopsis and Findings -- Problems -- Transect E5 Cumberland Plateau to Blake Plateau -- Synopsis and Findings -- Problems -- Transects F1 and F2 Gulf of Mexico Basin -- Transect F1: Ouachita Orogen to Yucatan -- Synopsis and Findings -- Transect F2: Mississippi to Cuba -- Synopsis and Findings -- Transects F1 and F2: Problems -- Transect G Somerset Island to Canada Basin (Arctic Ocean Region) -- Synopsis and Findings -- Problems -- Transects H1 to H3 Pacific Basin Lithospheres to or Across Mainland Mexico -- Transect H1: La Paz to Saltillo, Northwestern and Northern Mexico -- Transect H2: Acapulco to Tuxpan across the Central Mexican Plateau. Transect H3: Acapulco Trench to Gulf of Mexico across Southern Mexico -- Synopsis and Findings -- Problems -- APPENDIX A 23 NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT-OCEAN TRANSECTS: TITLES, AUTHORS, AND PUBLICATION PLAN -- PUBLICATION PLAN BY THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA (GSA) -- APPENDIX B U.S. GEODYNAMICS COMMITTEE: REPORTORIAL TOPICS AND REPORTERS -- USGC-ILP REPORTERS -- LITHOSPHERE PROGRAM TOPICS-WORKING GROUP (WG) OR COORDINATING COMMITTEE (CC). |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910953538903321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1989 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The tectonics of North America : a discussion to accompany the Tectonic map of North America, scale 1:5,000,000 / / by Philip B. King
| The tectonics of North America : a discussion to accompany the Tectonic map of North America, scale 1:5,000,000 / / by Philip B. King |
| Autore | King Philip B. <1903-1987, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, , 1969 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iv, 95 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Collana | Geological Survey professional paper |
| Soggetto topico |
Geology - North America
Plate tectonics - North America Geology |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Tectonics of North America |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910706799803321 |
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King Philip B. <1903-1987, >
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| Washington : , : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, , 1969 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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