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Author:   P.E. Schenk ,  etc.
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition:   1983 ed.
Volume:   116
Weight:   0.860kg
ISBN:  

9789027716798

ISBN 10:   902771679
Pages:   411
Publication Date:   31 October 1983
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

1. Geophysics.- Geophysics and Geological Correlation within the Appalachian-Caledonide-Hercynian-Mauritanide Orogens — An Introduction.- The Paleomagnetic Record of the Appalachians.- Paleomagnetism of Lower Carboniferous (Tournaisian to Namurian) Volcanic Rocks of New Brunswick, Canada, and its Tectonic Implications.- Gravity and Magnetic Studies of Crustal Structure in Newfoundland.- Compilation of Canadian Magnetic Anomaly Maps: A Status Report.- Gravity Evidence of Crustal Structure in the United States Appalachians.- Crustal Structure of the Scandinavian Peninsula as Deduced by Wavelength Filtering of Gravity Data.- Regional Gravity Trends Associated with the Mauritanides Orogen (West Africa).- Geophysical Evidence for the Existence of Mauritanide Structures Beneath the U. S. Atlantic Coastal Plain.- 2. Stratigraphy and Sedimentology.- A Stratigraphic Sketch of the Caledonide-Appalachian-Hercynian Orogen.- Comments on the Stratigraphic/Structural Evolution of Scandinavia.- Comments on the Stratigraphie Evolution of Morocco.- The Meguma Terrane of Nova Scotia, Canada — an Aid in Trans-Atlantic Correlation.- Relationship between Precambrian and Lower Paleozoic Rocks of Southeastern New England and other North Atlantic Avalonian Terrains.- 3. Volcanism and Plutonism.- Volcanism and Plutonism in the Caledonides of Scandinavia.- Volcanism and Plutonism in Britain and Ireland.- Volcanism and Plutonism in the Appalachian Orogen.- Main Features of Volcanism and Plutonism in Late Proterozoic and Dinantian Times in France.- 4. Metamorphism.- Regional Overview of Metamorphism in the Scandinavian Caledonides.- Metamorphism in the British Caledonides.- Compilation Caledonian Metamorphic Map of Ireland.- A Northern Appalachian Metamorphic Transect — Eastern Townships,Quebec Maine Coast to the Central Maine Coast.- Realms of Regional Metamorphism in Southern New England, with Emphasis on the Eastern Acadian Metamorphic High.- Metamorphism in the U. S. Appalachians—Overview and Implications.- Main Metamorphic Features of the Paleozoic Orogen in France.- 5. Deformation.- Proceedings of the Deformation Study Group, Caledonide Orogen Project.- Timing of Deformation in the Scandinavian Caledonides.- Time of Deformation in the British Caledonides.- Deformation in the Irish Caledonides.- Times Of Deformation In The Canadian Appalachians.- Timing of Orogenic Events in the U. S. Appalachians.- Structural Domains of the Hercynian Belt in Morocco.- Structure of the Mauritanides.- 6. Symposium.- Coticules - A Key to Correlation Along the Appalachian-Caledonian Orogen?.- Metallic Mineral Zonation Related to Tectonic Evolution of the New Brunswick Appalachians.- Evidence for the Allochthonous Nature of the Dunnage Zone in Central Newfoundland.- Thrusting in the New World Island — Hamilton Sound Area of Newfoundland.- Plate Kinematic Origins of Carboniferous and Offshore Basins of Eastern Canada, with Implications for Taconian and Later Motions.- Early Paleozoic Tectonic Development of Southwestern Newfoundland.- 7. List Of Participants.- 8. Subject Index.

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