From terranes to terrains : geologic field guides on the construction and destruction of the Pacific Northwest / edited by Adam M. Booth, Anita L. Grunder.

Author/creator GSA Connects (Conference)
Other author Booth, Adam M., editor.
Other author Grunder, Anita L., editor.
Format Electronic
PublicationBoulder, Colorado : The Geological Society of America, 2021.
Description1 online resource (v, 352 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour).
Supplemental Contenthttps://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://doi.org/10.1130/FLD062
Supplemental ContentGeoScienceWorld
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SeriesField guide ; 62
Field guide ; 62. UNAUTHORIZED
Summary The eight field trips in this volume, associated with GSA Connects 2021 held in Portland, Oregon, USA, reflect the rich and varied geological legacy of the Pacific Northwest. The western margin of North America has had a complex subduction and transform history throughout the Phanerozoic, building a collage of terranes. The terrain has been modified by Cenozoic sedimentation, magmatism, and faulting related to Cascadia subduction, passage of the Yellowstone hot spot, and north and westward propagation of the Basin and Range province. The youngest flood basalt province on Earth also inundated the landscape, while the mighty Columbia watershed kept pace with arc construction and funneled epic ice-age floods from the craton to the coast. Additional erosive processes such as landslides continue to shape this dynamic geological wonderland.
General noteAlso issued in print: 2021.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Access restrictionPart of the resource is open access.
Spec. audience char. Specialized.
Source of descriptionDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on February 23, 2022).
Issued in other formPrint version : 9780813700625
ISBN9780813756622 (ebook) :

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