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4-D Framework of Continental Crust
Geological Society of America
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Geological Society of America
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9780813712000
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January 01, 2007
4-D Framework of Continental Crust
Editor(s): Robert D. Hatcher, Jr., Marvin P. Carlson, John H. McBride, José R. Martínez Catalán
https://doi.org/10.1130/MEM200
ISBN (print): 9780813712000
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Published: 2007
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Table of Contents
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The secular evolution of plate tectonics and the continental crust: An outlineAuthor(s)John F. DeweyJohn F. Dewey1Department of Geology, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA and University College, High Street, Oxford, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Crustal recycling at modern subduction zones applied to the past—Issues of growth and preservation of continental basement crust, mantle geochemistry, and supercontinent reconstructionAuthor(s)David W. Scholl;David W. Scholl1Department of Geophysics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USASearch for other works by this author on:Roland von HueneRoland von Huene2Department of Geology, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Crustal recycling in the Appalachian forelandAuthor(s)William A. Thomas;William A. Thomas1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0053, USASearch for other works by this author on:Thomas P. BeckerThomas P. Becker1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0053, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Diagnostic features and processes in the construction and evolution of Oman-, Zagros-, Himalayan-, Karakoram-, and Tibetan-type orogenic beltsAuthor(s)Michael P. SearleMichael P. Searle1Department of Earth Sciences, Oxford University, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PR, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Continental growth and recycling by accretion of deformed turbidite fans and remnant ocean basins: Examples from Neoproterozoic and Phanerozoic orogensAuthor(s)David R. Gray;David R. Gray1School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne 3010, Victoria, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:David A. Foster;David A. Foster2School of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-2120, USASearch for other works by this author on:Roland Maas;Roland Maas3School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne 3010, Victoria, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:Catherine V. Spaggiari;Catherine V. Spaggiari4Geological Survey of Western Australia, Perth 6004, Western Australia, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:Robert T. Gregory;Robert T. Gregory5Department of Geological Sciences, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, USASearch for other works by this author on:Ben Goscombe;Ben Goscombe6School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, South Australia, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:K.H. (Charlie) HoffmannK.H. (Charlie) Hoffmann7Namibian Geological Survey, Private Bag 13297, Windhoek, NamibiaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Pure shear dominated high-strain zones in basement terranesAuthor(s)Christopher M. Bailey;Christopher M. Bailey1Department of Geology, College of William & Mary, Box 8795, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, USASearch for other works by this author on:Lina E. Polvi;Lina E. Polvi1Department of Geology, College of William & Mary, Box 8795, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, USASearch for other works by this author on:Adam M. ForteAdam M. Forte1Department of Geology, College of William & Mary, Box 8795, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Scale independence of décollement thrustingAuthor(s)John H. McBride;John H. McBride1Department of Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, P.O. Box 24606, Provo, Utah 84602, USASearch for other works by this author on:Andre J.M. Pugin;Andre J.M. Pugin2Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 East Peabody Drive, Champaign, Illinois 61820, USASearch for other works by this author on:Robert D. Hatcher, Jr.Robert D. Hatcher, Jr.3Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Science Alliance Center of Excellence, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-1410, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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The Southern Oklahoma and Dniepr-Donets aulacogens: A comparative analysisAuthor(s)G. Randy Keller;G. Randy Keller1School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73071, USASearch for other works by this author on:Randell A. StephensonRandell A. Stephenson2Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, NetherlandsSearch for other works by this author on:
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Accretionary orogens in space and timeAuthor(s)Kent C. CondieKent C. Condie1Department of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico 87801, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Petrotectonics, climate, crustal thickness, and evolution of geologically young orogenic beltsAuthor(s)W.G. ErnstW.G. Ernst1Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-2115, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Accretionary growth and crust formation in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt and comparison with the Arabian-Nubian shieldAuthor(s)A. Kröner;A. Kröner1Institut für Geowissenschaften, Universität Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany, and Tectonics Special Research Centre, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:B.F. Windley;B.F. Windley2Department of Geology, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UKSearch for other works by this author on:G. Badarch;G. Badarch3Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar 210351, MongoliaSearch for other works by this author on:O. Tomurtogoo;O. Tomurtogoo3Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar 210351, MongoliaSearch for other works by this author on:E. Hegner;E. Hegner4Department für Geowissenschaften, Universität München, Theresienstrasse 41, 80333 München, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:B.M. Jahn;B.M. Jahn5Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica, P.O. Box 1-55, Nankang, Taipei 11529, TaiwanSearch for other works by this author on:S. Gruschka;S. Gruschka6Institut für Geowissenschaften, Universität Mainz, 55099 Mainz, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:E.V. Khain;E.V. Khain7Geological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pyzhevski per. 7, 109017 Moscow, RussiaSearch for other works by this author on:A. Demoux;A. Demoux8Institut für Geowissenschaften, Universität Mainz, 55099 Mainz, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:M.T.D. WingateM.T.D. Wingate9Tectonics Special Research Centre, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Mid-crustal Late Cretaceous metamorphism in the Nason terrane, Cascades crystalline core, Washington, USA: Implications for tectonic modelsAuthor(s)Harold H. Stowell;Harold H. Stowell1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0338, USASearch for other works by this author on:Gerrit R. Bulman;Gerrit R. Bulman1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0338, USASearch for other works by this author on:Carlos A. Zuluaga;Carlos A. Zuluaga2Departamento de Geosciencias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, ColombiaSearch for other works by this author on:Douglas K. Tinkham;Douglas K. Tinkham3Department of Earth Sciences, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:Robert B. Miller;Robert B. Miller4Department of Geology, San Jose State University, San Jose, California 95192-0102, USASearch for other works by this author on:Ellen SteinEllen Stein5Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0338, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Earth's first two billion years—The era of internally mobile crustAuthor(s)Warren B. HamiltonWarren B. Hamilton1Department of Geophysics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, 80401, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Proterozoic accretionary belts in the Amazonian CratonAuthor(s)Umberto G. Cordani;Umberto G. Cordani1Institute of Geosciences, University of São Paulo, Rua do Lago 562, Cidade Universitária, 05508-080 São Paulo, BrazilSearch for other works by this author on:Wilson TeixeiraWilson Teixeira1Institute of Geosciences, University of São Paulo, Rua do Lago 562, Cidade Universitária, 05508-080 São Paulo, BrazilSearch for other works by this author on:
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Precambrian accretionary history and Phanerozoic structures—A unified explanation for the tectonic architecture of the Nebraska region, USAAuthor(s)Marvin P. CarlsonMarvin P. Carlson1Nebraska Geological Survey, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0517, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Precambrian blocks and orogen boundaries in the north-central United States determined from gravity and magnetic dataAuthor(s)Kevin MickusKevin Mickus1Department of Geosciences, Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri 65897, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Variations in lithospheric structure across the margin of Baltica in Central Europe and the role of the Variscan and Carpathian orogeniesAuthor(s)Marek Grad;Marek Grad1Institute of Geophysics, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 7, 02-093 Warsaw, PolandSearch for other works by this author on:Aleksander Guterch;Aleksander Guterch2Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Ks. Janusza 64, 01-452 Warsaw, PolandSearch for other works by this author on:G. Randy KellerG. Randy Keller3School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73071, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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The Uppermost Allochthon in the Scandinavian Caledonides: From a Laurentian ancestry through Taconian orogeny to Scandian crustal growth on BalticaAuthor(s)David Roberts;David Roberts1Geological Survey of Norway, NO-7491 Trondheim, NorwaySearch for other works by this author on:Øystein Nordgulen;Øystein Nordgulen1Geological Survey of Norway, NO-7491 Trondheim, NorwaySearch for other works by this author on:Victor MelezhikVictor Melezhik1Geological Survey of Norway, NO-7491 Trondheim, NorwaySearch for other works by this author on:
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Gondwana-derived terranes in the northern HellenidesAuthor(s)F. Himmerkus;F. Himmerkus1Institut für Geowissenschaften, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Graduiertenkolleg: Stoffbestand und Entwicklung von Kruste und Mantel, Becherweg 21, 55099 Mainz, Germany, and Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie, Abteilung Geochemie, 55099 Mainz, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:B. Anders;B. Anders1Institut für Geowissenschaften, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Graduiertenkolleg: Stoffbestand und Entwicklung von Kruste und Mantel, Becherweg 21, 55099 Mainz, Germany, and Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie, Abteilung Geochemie, 55099 Mainz, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:T. Reischmann;T. Reischmann2Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie, Abteilung Geochemie, 55099 Mainz, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:D. KostopoulosD. Kostopoulos3Faculty of Geology and GeoEnvironment, Department of Mineralogy and Petrology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimioupoli Zographou, Athens 15784, GreeceSearch for other works by this author on:
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Variscan thrust nappes, detachments, and strike-slip faults in the French Massif Central: Interpretation of the lineationsAuthor(s)Philippe MattePhilippe Matte1Laboratoire de Dynamique de la Lithosphere, UMR 5573, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Montpellier 2, Montpellier 34095, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:
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Space and time in the tectonic evolution of the northwestern Iberian Massif: Implications for the Variscan beltAuthor(s)José R. Martínez Catalán;José R. Martínez Catalán1Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Salamanca, 37008 Salamanca, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:Ricardo Arenas;Ricardo Arenas2Departamento de Petrología y Geoquímica, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:Florentino Díaz García;Florentino Díaz García3Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Oviedo, 33005 Oviedo, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:Pablo González Cuadra;Pablo González Cuadra4Área de Geodinámica Externa, Universidad de León, 24007 León, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:Juan Gómez-Barreiro;Juan Gómez-Barreiro5Departamento de Petrología y Geoquímica, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:Jacobo Abati;Jacobo Abati5Departamento de Petrología y Geoquímica, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:Pedro Castiñeiras;Pedro Castiñeiras5Departamento de Petrología y Geoquímica, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:Javier Fernández-Suárez;Javier Fernández-Suárez5Departamento de Petrología y Geoquímica, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:Sonia Sánchez Martínez;Sonia Sánchez Martínez5Departamento de Petrología y Geoquímica, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:Pilar Andonaegui;Pilar Andonaegui5Departamento de Petrología y Geoquímica, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:Emilio González Clavijo;Emilio González Clavijo6Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, Azafranal 48, 37001 Salamanca, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:Alejandro Díez Montes;Alejandro Díez Montes6Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, Azafranal 48, 37001 Salamanca, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:Francisco J. Rubio Pascual;Francisco J. Rubio Pascual7Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, Ríos Rosas 23, 28003 Madrid, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:Beatriz Valle AguadoBeatriz Valle Aguado8Departamento de Geociências, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, PortugalSearch for other works by this author on:
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Paleozoic ophiolites in the Variscan suture of Galicia (northwest Spain): Distribution, characteristics, and meaningAuthor(s)Ricardo Arenas;Ricardo Arenas1Departamento de Petrología y Geoquímica, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:José R. Martínez Catalán;José R. Martínez Catalán2Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Salamanca, 37008 Salamanca, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:Sonia Sánchez Martínez;Sonia Sánchez Martínez3Departamento de Petrología y Geoquímica, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:Florentino Díaz García;Florentino Díaz García4Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Oviedo, 33005 Oviedo, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:Jacobo Abati;Jacobo Abati5Departamento de Petrología y Geoquímica, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:Javier Fernández-Suárez;Javier Fernández-Suárez5Departamento de Petrología y Geoquímica, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:Pilar Andonaegui;Pilar Andonaegui5Departamento de Petrología y Geoquímica, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:Juan Gómez-BarreiroJuan Gómez-Barreiro6Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Salamanca, 37008 Salamanca, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:
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Geochemistry of two associated ophiolites from the Cabo Ortegal Complex (Variscan belt of NW Spain)Author(s)Sonia Sánchez Martínez;Sonia Sánchez Martínez1Departamento de Petrología y Geoquímica, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:Ricardo Arenas;Ricardo Arenas1Departamento de Petrología y Geoquímica, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:Pilar Andonaegui;Pilar Andonaegui1Departamento de Petrología y Geoquímica, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:José R. Martínez Catalán;José R. Martínez Catalán2Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Salamanca, 37008 Salamanca, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:Julian A. PearceJulian A. Pearce3School of Earth, Ocean and Planetary Sciences, Cardiff University, CF10 3YE Cardiff, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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U-Pb chronometry of polymetamorphic high-pressure granulites: An example from the allochthonous terranes of the NW Iberian Variscan beltAuthor(s)J. Fernández-Suárez;J. Fernández-Suárez1Departamento de Petrología y Geoquímica, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:R. Arenas;R. Arenas1Departamento de Petrología y Geoquímica, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:J. Abati;J. Abati1Departamento de Petrología y Geoquímica, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:J.R. Martínez Catalán;J.R. Martínez Catalán2Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Salamanca, 33708 Salamanca, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:M.J. Whitehouse;M.J. Whitehouse3NORDSIM Facility, Swedish Museum of Natural History, SE-104 05 Stockholm, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:T.E. JeffriesT.E. Jeffries4Department of Mineralogy, The Natural History Museum, London, SW7 5BD, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Flexural to broken foreland basin evolution as a result of Variscan collisional events in northwestern SpainAuthor(s)M. Keller;M. Keller1Institut für Geologie und Mineralogie, Universität Erlangen, Schlossgarten5, D-91054 Erlangen, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:H. Bahlburg;H. Bahlburg2Geologisch-Paläontologisches Institut, Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 24, D-48149 Münster, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:C.D. Reuther;C.D. Reuther3Geologisch-Paläontologisches Institut und Museum, Universität Hamburg, Bundesstrasse 55, 20146 Hamburg, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:A. WehA. Weh4Institut für Geologie und Mineralogie, Universität Erlangen, Schlossgarten5, D-91054 Erlangen, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:
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The Notre Dame arc and the Taconic orogeny in NewfoundlandAuthor(s)C.R. van Staal;C.R. van Staal1Geological Survey of Canada, NRCan, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E8, Canada, and Department of Earth Sciences, University of Ottawa, and Ottawa-Carleton Geoscience Centre, 140 Louis Pasteur, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:J.B. Whalen;J.B. Whalen2Geological Survey of Canada, NRCan, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E8, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:V.J. McNicoll;V.J. McNicoll2Geological Survey of Canada, NRCan, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E8, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:S. Pehrsson;S. Pehrsson2Geological Survey of Canada, NRCan, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E8, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:C.J. Lissenberg;C.J. Lissenberg3Department of Earth Sciences, University of Ottawa, and Ottawa-Carleton Geoscience Centre, 140 Louis Pasteur, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:A. Zagorevski;A. Zagorevski4Geological Survey of Canada, NRCan, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E8, Canada, and Department of Earth Sciences, University of Ottawa, and Ottawa-Carleton Geoscience Centre, 140 Louis Pasteur, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:O. van Breemen;O. van Breemen5Geological Survey of Canada, NRCan, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E8, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:G.A. JennerG.A. Jenner6Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland A1B 3X5, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:
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The Cat Square terrane: Possible Siluro-Devonian remnant ocean basin in the Inner Piedmont, southern Appalachians, USAAuthor(s)Arthur J. Merschat;Arthur J. Merschat1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Science Alliance Center of Excellence, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-1410, USASearch for other works by this author on:Robert D. Hatcher, Jr.Robert D. Hatcher, Jr.1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Science Alliance Center of Excellence, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-1410, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Rifted-margin architecture, cover stratigraphy, and structure of basement culminations, frontal Appalachian Blue Ridge, Georgia, USAAuthor(s)James F. TullJames F. Tull1Department of Geological Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Tectonic map of the southern and central Appalachians: A tale of three orogens and a complete Wilson cycleAuthor(s)Robert D. Hatcher, Jr.;Robert D. Hatcher, Jr.1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Science Alliance Center of Excellence, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-1410, USASearch for other works by this author on:Brendan R. Bream;Brendan R. Bream2Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, USASearch for other works by this author on:Arthur J. MerschatArthur J. Merschat3Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Science Alliance Center of Excellence, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-1410, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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