Laurentia
Download or Read eBook Laurentia PDF written by Steven J. Whitmeyer and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 2023-01-04 with total page 824 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Steven J. Whitmeyer |
| Publisher | : Geological Society of America |
| Total Pages | : 824 |
| Release | : 2023-01-04 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780813712208 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0813712203 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Laurentia by : Steven J. Whitmeyer
Book excerpt: "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"--
