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Whence the Mountains? Inquiries into the Evolution of Orogenic Systems: A Volume in Honor of Raymond A. Price
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Geological Society of America
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Geological Society of America
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9780813724331
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January 01, 2007
Whence the Mountains? Inquiries into the Evolution of Orogenic Systems: A Volume in Honor of Raymond A. Price
Editor(s): James W. Sears, Tekla A. Harms, Carol A. Evenchick
https://doi.org/10.1130/SPE433
ISBN (print): 9780813724331
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Published: 2007
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Table of Contents
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IntroductionAuthor(s)J.W. Sears;J.W. Sears1Department of Geosciences, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812, USASearch for other works by this author on:Tekla A. Harms;Tekla A. Harms2Department of Geology, Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts 01002-5000, USASearch for other works by this author on:Carol A. EvenchickCarol A. Evenchick3Natural Resources Canada, 625 Robson Street, 14th Floor, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 5J3, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Whence the mountains? The contributions of Raymond A. PriceAuthor(s)J.W. Sears;J.W. Sears1Department of Geosciences, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812, USASearch for other works by this author on:Tekla A. Harms;Tekla A. Harms2Department of Geology, Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts 01002-5000, USASearch for other works by this author on:Carol A. EvenchickCarol A. Evenchick3Natural Resources Canada, 625 Robson Street, 14th Floor, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 5J3, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Tectonic Processes
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Driving mechanism and 3-D circulation of plate tectonicsAuthor(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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Petrotectonics of ultrahigh-pressure crustal and upper-mantle rocks—Implications for Phanerozoic collisional orogensAuthor(s)W.G. Ernst;W.G. Ernst1Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-2115, USASearch for other works by this author on:B.R. Hacker;B.R. Hacker2Department of Geological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106-9630, USASearch for other works by this author on:J.G. LiouJ.G. Liou3Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-2115, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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How much strain can continental crust accommodate without developing obvious through-going faults?Author(s)B.C. Burchfiel;B.C. Burchfiel1Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USASearch for other works by this author on:C. Studnicki-Gizbert;C. Studnicki-Gizbert1Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USASearch for other works by this author on:J.W. Geissman;J.W. Geissman2Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USASearch for other works by this author on:R.W. King;R.W. King3Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USASearch for other works by this author on:Z. Chen;Z. Chen4Chengdu Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610082, People's Republic of ChinaSearch for other works by this author on:L. Chen;L. Chen5Yunnan Institute of Geological Sciences, No. 87 Dongfong Lane, Kunming, Yunnan 650051, People's Republic of ChinaSearch for other works by this author on:E. WangE. Wang6Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, People's Republic of ChinaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Mechanics of thin-skinned fold-and-thrust belts: Insights from numerical modelsAuthor(s)Glen S. Stockmal;Glen S. Stockmal1Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, 3303 33rd Street NW, Calgary, Alberta T2L 2A7, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:Christopher Beaumont;Christopher Beaumont2Dalhousie Geodynamics Group, Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4J1, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:Mai Nguyen;Mai Nguyen2Dalhousie Geodynamics Group, Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4J1, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:Bonny LeeBonny Lee2Dalhousie Geodynamics Group, Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4J1, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Canada and U.S. Cordillera
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Lithospheric-scale structures across the Alaskan and Canadian Cordillera: Comparisons and tectonic implicationsAuthor(s)P.T.C. Hammer;P.T.C. Hammer1Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z4Search for other works by this author on:R.M. ClowesR.M. Clowes1Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z4Search for other works by this author on:
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A synthesis of the Jurassic–Cretaceous tectonic evolution of the central and southeastern Canadian Cordillera: Exploring links across the orogenAuthor(s)Carol A. Evenchick;Carol A. Evenchick1Geological Survey of Canada, 625 Robson Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 5J3, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:Margaret E. McMechan;Margaret E. McMechan2Geological Survey of Canada, 3303 33rd Street NW, Calgary, Alberta T2L 2A7, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:Vicki J. McNicoll;Vicki J. McNicoll3Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E8, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:Sharon D. CarrSharon D. Carr4Ottawa-Carleton Geoscience Centre, Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Belt-Purcell Basin: Keystone of the Rocky Mountain fold-and-thrust belt, United States and CanadaAuthor(s)J.W. SearsJ.W. Sears1University of Montana, Department of Geosciences, Missoula, Montana 59812, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Thermochronometric reconstruction of the prethrust paleogeothermal gradient and initial thickness of the Lewis thrust sheet, southeastern Canadian Cordillera foreland beltAuthor(s)Shimon Feinstein;Shimon Feinstein1Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva 84105, IsraelSearch for other works by this author on:Barry Kohn;Barry Kohn2School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:Kirk Osadetz;Kirk Osadetz3Natural Resources Canada, Earth Sciences Sector, Geological Survey of Canada–Calgary, 3303 33rd St. NW, Calgary, Alberta T2L 2A7, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:Raymond A. PriceRaymond A. Price4Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Reconstructing the Snake River–Hoback River Canyon section of the Wyoming thrust belt through direct dating of clay-rich fault rocksAuthor(s)John G. Solum;John G. Solum1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, 1100 N. University, 2534 C.C. Little Bldg., Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USASearch for other works by this author on:Ben A. van der PluijmBen A. van der Pluijm1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, 1100 N. University, 2534 C.C. Little Bldg., Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Reinterpretation of fractures at Swift Reservoir, Rocky Mountain thrust front, Montana: Passage of a Jurassic forebulge?Author(s)E.M. Geraghty Ward;E.M. Geraghty Ward1Department of Geosciences, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812, USASearch for other works by this author on:J.W. SearsJ.W. Sears1Department of Geosciences, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Structural, metamorphic, and geochronologic constraints on the origin of the Clearwater core complex, northern IdahoAuthor(s)P. Ted Doughty;P. Ted Doughty1Department of Geology, Eastern Washington University, 130 Science Hall, Cheney, Washington 99004, USASearch for other works by this author on:Kevin R. Chamberlain;Kevin R. Chamberlain2Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Dept. 3006, 1000 University Ave., Laramie, Wyoming 82071, USASearch for other works by this author on:David A. Foster;David A. Foster3Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, P.O. Box 112120, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USASearch for other works by this author on:Grant S. ShaGrant S. Sha4Halliburton Energy Services, 1125 17th Street, Suite 1900, Denver, Colorado 80202, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Appalachian Regions
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Character of rigid boundaries and internal deformation of the southern Appalachian foreland fold-thrust beltAuthor(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:Peter J. Lemiszki;Peter J. Lemiszki2Tennessee Division of Geology, 3711 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, Tennessee 37921-6538, USASearch for other works by this author on:Jennifer B. WhisnerJennifer B. Whisner3Department 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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Balancing tectonic shortening in contrasting deformation styles through a mechanically heterogeneous stratigraphic successionAuthor(s)William A. ThomasWilliam A. Thomas1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0053, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Links among Carolinia, Avalonia, and Ganderia in the Appalachian peri-Gondwanan realmAuthor(s)James P. Hibbard;James P. Hibbard1Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, USASearch for other works by this author on:Cees R. van Staal;Cees R. van Staal2Geological Survey of Canada, 101-605 Robson St., Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 5J3, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:Brent V. MillerBrent V. Miller3Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3115, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Cat Square basin, Catskill clastic wedge: Silurian-Devonian orogenic events in the central Appalachians and the crystalline southern AppalachiansAuthor(s)Allen J. DennisAllen J. Dennis1Department of Biology and Geology, University of South Carolina, Aiken, South Carolina 29801-6309, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Asian and Pacific Regions
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A stratigraphic unit converted to fault rocks in the Northland Allochthon of New Zealand: Response of a siliceous claystone to obductionAuthor(s)K. Bernhard SpörliK. Bernhard Spörli1School of Geography, Geology and Environmental Science (SGGES), The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New ZealandSearch for other works by this author on:
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Strain rate in Paleozoic thrust sheets, the western Lachlan Orogen, Australia: Strain analysis and fabric geochronologyAuthor(s)David A. Foster;David A. Foster1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USASearch for other works by this author on:David R. GrayDavid R. Gray2School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne 3010, Victoria, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Cenozoic tectonic evolution of Qaidam basin and its surrounding regions (part 2): Wedge tectonics in southern Qaidam basin and the Eastern Kunlun RangeAuthor(s)An Yin;An Yin1Department of Earth and Space Sciences and Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095-1567, USA, and School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, ChinaSearch for other works by this author on:Yuqi Dang;Yuqi Dang2Qinghai Oilfield Company, PetroChina, Dunhuang, Gansu Province, ChinaSearch for other works by this author on:Min Zhang;Min Zhang2Qinghai Oilfield Company, PetroChina, Dunhuang, Gansu Province, ChinaSearch for other works by this author on:Michael W. McRivette;Michael W. McRivette3Department of Earth and Space Sciences and Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095-1567, USASearch for other works by this author on:W. Paul Burgess;W. Paul Burgess3Department of Earth and Space Sciences and Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095-1567, USASearch for other works by this author on:Xuanhua ChenXuanhua Chen4Institute of Geomechanics, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100081, ChinaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Defining the eastern boundary of the North Asian craton from structural and subsidence history studies of the Verkhoyansk fold-and-thrust beltAuthor(s)Andrei K. Khudoley;Andrei K. Khudoley1St. Petersburg State University, Geological Department, University nab. 7/9, St. Petersburg 199034, RussiaSearch for other works by this author on:Andrei V. ProkopievAndrei V. Prokopiev2Diamond and Precious Metal Geology Institute SB RAS, Lenin Avenue 39, Yakutsk 677980, Republic Sakha (Yakutia), RussiaSearch for other works by this author on:
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