The sedimentary basins of the United States and Canada [electronic resource] / editor, Andrew D. Miall.
In recent years there have been rapid strides in our understanding of plate-tectonic processes, many developments in methods of basin analysis, and the accumulation of much new surface and subsurface geological and geophysical data. Projects such as COCORP (in the United States) and Lithoprobe (in C...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Oxford, U.K. ; Boston, Mass. :
Elsevier Science,
2008.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Sedimentary basins of the world ;
5. |
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| Summary: | In recent years there have been rapid strides in our understanding of plate-tectonic processes, many developments in methods of basin analysis, and the accumulation of much new surface and subsurface geological and geophysical data. Projects such as COCORP (in the United States) and Lithoprobe (in Canada) have provided essential insights into the deep crustal structure of the continent. Synthesis of all the available information about North Americaâ‚‚s geological regions has not been attempted systematically since the "Decade of North American Geology" project undertaken by the Geological Society of America and the Geological Survey of Canada nearly twenty years ago. The book commences with a summary of the Phanerozoic geological history of the United States and Canada, illustrated with a suite of new paleogeographic maps, and tying in each of the subsequent regional chapters by the inclusion of numerous cross-references. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 610 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780444504258 0444504257 9780080929361 0080929362 |