Sedimentary Cover—North American Craton: U.S.
Sedimentary Cover—North American Craton: U.S.

Author: L.L. Sloss

Publisher: Geological Society of America

Published:

Total Pages: 525

ISBN-13: 0813754496

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The 'sedimentary cover' refers to the stratified rocks of youngest Proterozoic and Phanerozoic age that rest upon the largely crystalline basement rocks of the continental interior. This volume presents data and interpretations of the geophysics of the craton and summarizes the craton's tectonic evolution. It also presents the stratigraphy, structural history, and economic geology of specific sedimentary basins (e.g. Appalachian basin) and regions (e.g. Rocky Mountains). It concludes with a discussion of the currently popular theories of cratonal tectonics, & unresolved questions are identified.

Belt Basin: Window to Mesoproterozoic Earth
Belt Basin: Window to Mesoproterozoic Earth

Author: John S. MacLean

Publisher: Geological Society of America

Published: 2016-06-01

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 0813725224

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With its thickness of more than 15 km of strata, covering some 200,000 km2, the Belt basin displays one of the planet's largest, best-exposed, most accessible, and best-preserved sequences of Mesoproterozoic sedimentary and igneous rocks. This volume focuses on research into this world-class province; kindles ideas about this critical era of Earth evolution; and covers aspects of the basin from its paleontology, mineralogy, sedimentology, and stratigraphy to its magmatism, ore deposits, geophysics, and structural geology.

Exploring Extreme and Unusual Geology in the Stable Midcontinent
Exploring Extreme and Unusual Geology in the Stable Midcontinent

Author: Marcia K. Schulmeister

Publisher: Geological Society of America

Published: 2019-04-18

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 0813700523

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"The papers in this volume illustrate unique, but often overlooked, geologic events of the last 300 million years. Rock outcrops and landscapes, ranging in age from Upper Pennsylvanian through the Anthropocene, are presented that address the following themes: cyclothems, a Permian salt giant, Midcontinent kimberlite intrusions, and Midcontinent glaciation"--