Continental-Crust Structures on the Continental Margin of Western North America

The NE Pacific Ocean is considered the birthplace of many fundamental ideas for modern plate tectonics theory. In this book the orogenic belts of this region are discussed in a single, internally consistent tectonic concept. Geological information is considered the most reliable. Geophysical models are tested for compatibility with observable geological data. The new concept avoids force-fitting interpretations to preconceived assumptions regarding accreted far-traveled terranes in the Cordillera and continental-oceanic plate interactions in the entire region.

Riassunto

The NE Pacific Ocean is considered the birthplace of many fundamental ideas for modern plate tectonics theory. In this book the orogenic belts of this region are discussed in a single, internally consistent tectonic concept. Geological information is considered the most reliable. Geophysical models are tested for compatibility with observable geological data. The new concept avoids force-fitting interpretations to preconceived assumptions regarding accreted far-traveled terranes in the Cordillera and continental-oceanic plate interactions in the entire region.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Henry V. Lyatsky, Henry V Lyatsky
• Editore: Springer, Berlin
• Lingue: Inglese
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 01.01.1996
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geologia
• EAN: 9783540608424
• ISBN: 978-3-540-60842-4
• Numero di pagine: 352
• Illustrazioni: XIX, 352 p.
• Altezza (della confezione): 23.5 cm
• Serie: Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences > Vol.62; Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences
• Categorie: Tektonik, C, Evolution, Seismologie, Modeling, Modelling, geology, Earth and Environmental Science, Seismology, tectonics, plate tectonics, Vancouver Islands, Tektoniks, potential fields