The Cordilleran orogen, conterminous U.S. / edited by B.C. Burchfiel, P.W. Lipman, M.L. Zoback.

Other author Burchfiel, B. C., 1934-
Other author Lipman, Peter W.
Other author Zoback, Mary Lou C.
Format Book
Publication InfoBoulder, Colo. : Geological Society of America, 1992.
Descriptionix, 724 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm + 1 portfolio.
Subjects

SeriesGeology of North America ; v. G-3
Geology of North America ; v. G-3. ^A665769
Contents Latest Precambrian to latest Devonian time : development of a continental margin / F.G. Poole ... [et al.] -- Late Paleozoic paleogeographic and tectonic evolution of the western U.S. Cordillera / E.L. Miller ... [et al.] -- Early Mesozoic tectonic evolution of the western U.S. Cordillera / J.B. Saleeby ... [et al.] -- Late Jurassic to early Late Cretaceous geology of the U.S. Cordillera / D.S. Cowan and R.L. Bruhn -- Late Creataceous to early Eocene geologic evolution of the U.S. Cordillera / D.M. Miller, T.H. Nilsen, W.L. Bilodeau -- Post-Laramide geology of the U.S. Cordilleran region / R.L. Christiansen ... [et al.] -- Tectonic overview of the Cordilleran orogen in the western United States / B.C. Burchfiel, D.S. Cowan and G.A. Davis -- Magmatism in the Cordilleran United States : progress and problems / P.W. Lipman -- Metamorphism of the western Cordillera and its relationship to tectonics / W.G. Ernst -- Cordilleran sedimentary assemblages / W.R. Dickinson -- Cenozoic extensional tectonics of the U.S. Cordillera / B. Wernicke -- Fold and thrust tectonics of the western United States exclusive of the accreted terranes / R.W. Allmendinger -- Strike-slip tectonics in the Cordilleran region, western United States / J.H. Stewater and J.C. Crowell -- Metallogenic evolution of the Cordilleran region of the western United States / R.W. Hutchinson and J.P. Albers -- Petrotectonic and paleogeographic settings of U.S. Cordilleran ophiolites / J.B. Saleeby -- Tectonic significance of paleomagnetic results for the western conterminous United States / M.E. Beck.
Local noteJoyner-FOR JOYNER LIBRARY HOLDINGS OF THE SERIES, GEOLOGY OF NORTH AMERICA, SEARCH BY CALL NUMBER QE71 .G48 1986.
Local noteJoyner-Microfiche supplemental references for several chapters located in Microforms Department (Microfiche G2956.7)
General note"One of the synthesis volumes of the Decade of North American Geology Project series"--T.p. verso.
General noteNine folded col. maps and one folded ill. in accompanying portfolio.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 92006030
ISBN0813752175

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