The Geology of North America.
Contributors: Geological Society of America.; Decade of North American Geology Project.; Geological Survey of Canada.
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Published: 1986
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Subjects: Geology -- North America.; Geology -- North Atlantic Ocean.; Geology -- North Pacific Ocean.; Geophysics -- North America.; Geophysics -- North Atlantic Ocean.; Geophysics -- North Pacific Ocean.
Notes: Includes bibliographies and indexes.
"Synthesis volumes of the Decade of North American Geology Project series"--Vol. M, verso of t.p.
Vol. A accompanied by 1 portfolio containing 12 maps (some col.); C-2 accompanied by 1 portfolio containing 7 maps (some col.); D-2 accompanied by 1 portfolio containing 8 maps (some col.); F-2 accompanied by 1 portfolio containing 12 maps (some col.); G-1 accompanied by 1 portfoilo containing 14 col. maps; G-3 accompanied by 1 portfolio containing 9 col. maps; H accompanied by 1 portfolio containing 14 col. maps; I-1 accompanied by 1 portfolio containing 17 maps (some col.); J accompanied by 1 portfolio containing 6 col. maps; L accompanied by 1 portfolio containing 11 col. maps; N accompanied by 1 portfolio containing 12 maps (some col.); P-2 accompanied by 1 portfolio containing 9 col. maps.
Vols. F-1, G-2, K-1, I-1, P-1 published by the Geological Survey of Canada.
Table of contents: value: v. A. The geology of North America; value: v. C-2. Precambrian : conterminous U.S.; value: v. D-2. Sedimentary cover, North American Craton, U.S.; value: v. F-1. Geology of the Appalachian-Caledonian Orogen in Canada and Greenland; value: v. F-2. The Appalachian-Ouachita orogen in the United States; value: v. G-1. The geology of Alaska; value: v. G-2. Geology of the Cordilleran Orogen in Canada; value: v. G-3. The Cordilleran orogen; value: coterminous U.S.; value: v. H. The Caribbean region; value: v. I-1. Geology of the continental margin of eastern Canada; value: v. I-2. The Atlantic continental margin : U.S.; value: v. J. The Gulf of Mexico Basin; value: v. K-1. Quaternary geology of Canada and Greenland; value: v. K-2. Quaternary nonglacial geology; value: v. K-3. North America and adjacent oceans during the last deglaciation; value: v. L. The Arctic Ocean region; value: v. M. The Western North Atlantic region; value: v. N. The Eastern Pacific Ocean and Hawaii; value: v. O-1. Surface water hydrology; value: v. O-2. Hydrogeology; value: v. P-1 Geology of Canadian mineral deposit types; value: v. P-2. Economic geology; value: U.S.; value: v. P-3. Economic geology, Mexico.