Principles of Practical Tectonic Analysis of Cratonic Regions: With Particular Reference to Western North America

Steep crystalline-basement faults, commonly indicated by potential-field anomalies, played a crucial role in evolution of continental cratonic platforms. In the Phanerozoic Western Canada Sedimentary Province, history of crustal block movements and warps is reconstructed from the distribution of dep...

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Main Authors: Lyatsky, Henry V. (Author), Friedman, Gerald M. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1999
Series:Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences 84
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Online Access:BTU01
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Summary:Steep crystalline-basement faults, commonly indicated by potential-field anomalies, played a crucial role in evolution of continental cratonic platforms. In the Phanerozoic Western Canada Sedimentary Province, history of crustal block movements and warps is reconstructed from the distribution of depocenters, lithofacies and structures in structural-formational tages in sedimentary cover. Each tage is a rock succession formed during a particular tectonic stage; regional tectonic restructuring closes each stage, and the next stage represents a new tectonic regime. Practical tectonic analysis, based on observation of rocks and geophysical data, is a reliable guide for deciphering a region's geologic history and for resource exploration
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (XX, 372 p. 95 illus)
ISBN:9783540493969
DOI:10.1007/BFb0010364