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Mesozoic Assembly of the North American Cordillera

Mesozoic Assembly of the North American Cordillera
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Publisher : Geological Society of America
Total Pages : 182
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ISBN-10 : 9780813724959
ISBN-13 : 0813724953
Rating : 4/5 (953 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Mesozoic Assembly of the North American Cordillera by : Robert S. Hildebrand

Download or read book Mesozoic Assembly of the North American Cordillera written by Robert S. Hildebrand and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this well-illustrated book, Hildebrand expands upon his model for the development of the North American Cordillera detailed in Special paper 457. Starting with an overview of Cordilleran geology he goes on to provide an in depth look at how the Rubian ribbon continent was assembled. He integrates the complex geology of the Cordillera into an actualistic model involving arc magmatism, arc-continent collision, slab failure magmatism, and transcurrent motion in both Rubia and the western North American margin. While much of the focus is on the assembly of the Rubian ribbon continent, Hildebrand explores its interactions with North America during the Sevier and Laramide events and concludes that North America was the lower plate in both"--Provided by publisher.


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