The evolution of North America / by Philip B. King.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

King, Philip B., 1903-1987, author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geology--North America.

Geology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Edition:

Revised edition.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1977.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In revising his now classic work on the geology of North America, Philip B. King has devoted attention both to the new concepts of global tectonics and to new facts obtained from fieldwork in recent years. From its overview of the natural history of continents, to the sections describing the characteristics and history of each region, this remains a fundamental text on continental geology.Originally published in 1977.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

PREFACE

REFERENCE MATERIAL

CONTENTS

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

CHAPTER I. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF CONTINENTS

CHAPTER II. THE CANADIAN SHIELD AND ITS ANCIENT ROCKS

CHAPTER III. THE INTERIOR LOWLANDS AND THE SCIENCE OF GENTLY DIPPING STRATA

CHAPTER IV. APPALACHIAN AND RELATED SYSTEMS; PALEOZOIC STRUCTURES SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH OF CENTRAL STABLE REGION

CHAPTER V. LANDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF THE CONTINENT: MODERN ANALOGUES OF GEOSYNCLINES

CHAPTER VI. THE MOUNTAIN BELT OF WESTERN NORTH AMERICA; INTRODUCTION TO THE CORDILLERAN SYSTEM

CHAPTER VII. THE EASTERN RANGES AND PLATEAUS; A NOVEL STRUCTURAL ELEMENT

CHAPTER VIII. THE MAIN PART OF THE CORDILLERA: ITS GEOSYNCLINE AND THE MOUNTAIN BELT THAT FORMED FROM IT

CHAPTER IX. CENOZOIC ROCKS AND STRUCTURES OF THE MAIN PART OF THE CORDILLERA; LATER MODIFICATIONS OF THE FUNDAMENTAL STRUCTURE

EPILOGUE

SOURCES OF ILLUSTRATIONS

GENERAL INDEX

INDEX OF AUTHORS CITED

Backmatter

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780691632964

0691632960

9780691603674

0691603677

9780691023595

069102359X

9781400868490

1400868491

OCLC:

933516313