Regional Trends in the Geology of the Appalachian-Caledonian-Hercynian-Mauritanide Orogen
Springer (Verlag)
978-94-009-7241-4 (ISBN)
1. Geophysics.- Geophysics and Geological Correlation within the Appalachian-Caledonide-Hercynian-Mauritanide Orogens — An Introduction.- The Paleomagnetic Record of the Appalachians.- Paleomagnetism of Lower Carboniferous (Tournaisian to Namurian) Volcanic Rocks of New Brunswick, Canada, and its Tectonic Implications.- Gravity and Magnetic Studies of Crustal Structure in Newfoundland.- Compilation of Canadian Magnetic Anomaly Maps: A Status Report.- Gravity Evidence of Crustal Structure in the United States Appalachians.- Crustal Structure of the Scandinavian Peninsula as Deduced by Wavelength Filtering of Gravity Data.- Regional Gravity Trends Associated with the Mauritanides Orogen (West Africa).- Geophysical Evidence for the Existence of Mauritanide Structures Beneath the U. S. Atlantic Coastal Plain.- 2. Stratigraphy and Sedimentology.- A Stratigraphic Sketch of the Caledonide-Appalachian-Hercynian Orogen.- Comments on the Stratigraphic/Structural Evolution of Scandinavia.- Comments on the Stratigraphie Evolution of Morocco.- The Meguma Terrane of Nova Scotia, Canada — an Aid in Trans-Atlantic Correlation.- Relationship between Precambrian and Lower Paleozoic Rocks of Southeastern New England and other North Atlantic Avalonian Terrains.- 3. Volcanism and Plutonism.- Volcanism and Plutonism in the Caledonides of Scandinavia.- Volcanism and Plutonism in Britain and Ireland.- Volcanism and Plutonism in the Appalachian Orogen.- Main Features of Volcanism and Plutonism in Late Proterozoic and Dinantian Times in France.- 4. Metamorphism.- Regional Overview of Metamorphism in the Scandinavian Caledonides.- Metamorphism in the British Caledonides.- Compilation Caledonian Metamorphic Map of Ireland.- A Northern Appalachian Metamorphic Transect — Eastern Townships,Quebec Maine Coast to the Central Maine Coast.- Realms of Regional Metamorphism in Southern New England, with Emphasis on the Eastern Acadian Metamorphic High.- Metamorphism in the U. S. Appalachians—Overview and Implications.- Main Metamorphic Features of the Paleozoic Orogen in France.- 5. Deformation.- Proceedings of the Deformation Study Group, Caledonide Orogen Project.- Timing of Deformation in the Scandinavian Caledonides.- Time of Deformation in the British Caledonides.- Deformation in the Irish Caledonides.- Times Of Deformation In The Canadian Appalachians.- Timing of Orogenic Events in the U. S. Appalachians.- Structural Domains of the Hercynian Belt in Morocco.- Structure of the Mauritanides.- 6. Symposium.- Coticules - A Key to Correlation Along the Appalachian-Caledonian Orogen?.- Metallic Mineral Zonation Related to Tectonic Evolution of the New Brunswick Appalachians.- Evidence for the Allochthonous Nature of the Dunnage Zone in Central Newfoundland.- Thrusting in the New World Island — Hamilton Sound Area of Newfoundland.- Plate Kinematic Origins of Carboniferous and Offshore Basins of Eastern Canada, with Implications for Taconian and Later Motions.- Early Paleozoic Tectonic Development of Southwestern Newfoundland.- 7. List Of Participants.- 8. Subject Index.
Reihe/Serie | NATO Science Series C ; 116 |
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Zusatzinfo | 411 p. |
Verlagsort | Dordrecht |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 156 x 244 mm |
Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz |
Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geophysik | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Angewandte Physik | |
Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie | |
ISBN-10 | 94-009-7241-5 / 9400972415 |
ISBN-13 | 978-94-009-7241-4 / 9789400972414 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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