| Titre : |
The evolution of North America |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Philip Burke King, Auteur |
| Editeur : |
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press |
| Année de publication : |
1959 |
| Importance : |
1 vol. (XVII-189 p.) |
| Présentation : |
ill. |
| Format : |
29 cm. |
| Note générale : |
PPN 014885204 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Tags : |
Geology -- North America Géologie -- Amérique du Nord |
| Index. décimale : |
551.097 Géologie, hydrologie, météorologie - Amérique du Nord |
| Note de contenu : |
Notes bibliogr. en fin de chapitres. Sources p. 176-180. Index
Sommaire : The natural history of continents -- The Canadian shield and its ancient rocks -- The interior lowlands, and the science of gently-dipping strata -- Appalachian and related systems; Paleozoic structures southeast and south of central stable region -- Lands and seas south of the continent; modern analogues of geosynclines -- The mountain belt of western North America; introduction to the Cordilleran system -- The eastern ranges and plateau; a novel structural element -- The main part of the Cordillera; its geosyncline and the mountain belt that formed from it -- Cenozoic rocks and structures of the main part of the Cordillera : later modifications of the fundamental structure |
The evolution of North America [texte imprimé] / Philip Burke King, Auteur . - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1959 . - 1 vol. (XVII-189 p.) : ill. ; 29 cm. PPN 014885204 Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Tags : |
Geology -- North America Géologie -- Amérique du Nord |
| Index. décimale : |
551.097 Géologie, hydrologie, météorologie - Amérique du Nord |
| Note de contenu : |
Notes bibliogr. en fin de chapitres. Sources p. 176-180. Index
Sommaire : The natural history of continents -- The Canadian shield and its ancient rocks -- The interior lowlands, and the science of gently-dipping strata -- Appalachian and related systems; Paleozoic structures southeast and south of central stable region -- Lands and seas south of the continent; modern analogues of geosynclines -- The mountain belt of western North America; introduction to the Cordilleran system -- The eastern ranges and plateau; a novel structural element -- The main part of the Cordillera; its geosyncline and the mountain belt that formed from it -- Cenozoic rocks and structures of the main part of the Cordillera : later modifications of the fundamental structure |
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The evolution of North America (1959)