Laurentia: Turning Points in the Evolution of a Continent 1-1-001-322-4330-322 Pages: 104 + 2 plates

Pages: 104 + 2 plates

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ISBN: 9780813712192

Laurentia: Turning Points in the Evolution of a Continent 1-1-001-322-4330-322 Pages: 104 + 2 platesEditors: Steven J. Whitmeyer, Michael L. Williams, Dawn A. Kellett, and Basil Tikoff The North American continent has a rich record of the tectonic environments and processes that occur throughout much of Earth history. This Memoir focuses on seven turning points that had specific and lasting impacts on the evolution of Laurentia: (1) The Neoarchean, characterized by cratonization; (2) the Paleoproterozoic and the initial assembly of Laurentia; (3)