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DNAG, Geology of North America
Sedimentary Cover—North American Craton
Author(s)
L. L. Sloss
L. L. Sloss
Department of Geological Sciences
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois 60201
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois 60201
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Volume
D-2
Copyright:
Geological Society of America, Inc.
© Geological Society of America, Inc. 1988, ISBN 978-0-8137-5449-9$9
ISBN electronic:
9780813754499
Publication date:
January 01, 1988
The “sedimentary cover” refers to the stratified rocks of youngest Proterozoic and Phanerozoic age that rest upon the largely crystalline basement rocks of the continental interior. The early chapters of the volume present data and interpretations of the geophysics of the craton and summarize, with sequential maps, the tectonic evolution of the craton. The main body of the text and accompanying plates and figures present the stratigraphy, structural history, and economic geology of specific sedimentary basins (e.g., Appalachian basin) and regions (e.g., Rocky Mountains). The volume concludes with a summary chapter in which the currently popular theories of cratonal tectonics are discussed and the unresolved questions are identified.