The Sedimentary Basins of the United States and Canada, Second Edition, focuses on the large, regional, sedimentary accumulations in Canada and the United States. Each chapter provides a succinct summary of the tectonic setting and structural and paleogeographic evolution of the basin it covers, with details on structure and stratigraphy. The book features four new chapters that cover the sedimentary basins of Alaska and the Canadian Arctic. In addition to sedimentary geologists, this updated reference is relevant for basin analysis, regional geology, stratigraphy, and for those working in the hydrocarbon exploration industry.
1. Introduction and Acknowledgments - p. xvii 2. ChronostratChart - p. xix 3. Chapter 1: The Phanerozoic Tectonic and Sedimentary Evolution of North America - p. xix 4. Chapter 2: Phanerozoic Evolution of the Sedimentary Cover of the North American Craton - p. 38 5. Chapter 3: The Cambrian-Devonian Laurentian Platforms and Foreland Basins in Eastern Canada - p. 75 6. Chapter 4: The Appalachian and Black Warrior Basins: Foreland Basins in the Eastern United States - p. 128 7. Abstract - p. 129 8. Acknowledgements - p. 129 9. Introduction - p. 129 10. Elements and Limits of the Appalachian and Black Warrior Basins - p. 132 11. Influence of Precambrian Events and Basement - p. 135 12. Paleogeographic/Paleoclimatic Framework - p. 138 13. Eustatic Framework - p. 139 14. Flexural Modeling of Foreland-Basin Sedimentation - p. 139 15. Generating the Southeastern Laurentian Margin: Late Precambrian–Middle Cambrian Rifting and Rift Fill (~ 765 to ~ 505 Ma) - p. 151 16. The Southeastern Laurentian Passive Margin - p. 153 17. Two Orogenic Cycles and the Origins of the Appalachian and Black Warrior Foreland Basins - p. 158 18. Alleghanian Mountains Postorogenic Collapse and Extension - p. 195 19. Post-Alleghanian Appalachian Igneous Activity - p. 196 20. Economic Resources and Potential - p. 196 21. Discussion and Summary - p. 205 22. Chapter 5: The Paleozoic Western Craton Margin - p. 237 23. Chapter 6: The Maritimes Basin of Atlantic Canada: Basin Creation and Destruction During the Paleozoic Assembly of Pangea - p. 266 24. Chapter 7: Pennsylvanian-Jurassic Sedimentary Basins of the Colorado Plateau and Southern Rocky Mountains - p. 314 25. Chapter 8: The Southern Midcontinent, Permian Basin and Ouachitas - p. 367 26. Chapter 9: The Western Interior Basin - p. 399 27. Chapter 10: Cordilleran Sedimentary Basins of Western Canada Record 180 Million Years of Terrane Accretion - p. 443 28. Chapter 11: Subduction-Related Sedimentary Basins of the US Cordillera - p. 475 29. Chapter 12: Tectonostratigraphic Evolution of the Inner California Borderland: Template for Fill-and-Spill Sedimentation - p. 510 30. Chapter 13: Laramide Sedimentary Basins and Sediment-Dispersal Systems - p. 528 31. Chapter 14: Sverdrup Basin - p. 557 32. Chapter 15: The Atlantic Margin Basins of North America - p. 592 33. Chapter 16: Evolution of the Northern Gulf of Mexico Sedimentary Basin - p. 625 34. Chapter 17: Geological History of the Late Cretaceous to Cenozoic Beaufort-Mackenzie Basin, Arctic Canada - p. 694 35. Chapter 18: Evolution of the Arctic Alaska Sedimentary Basin - p. 717 36. Chapter 19: Postscript: What Have We Learned and Where Do We Go From Here? - p. 745 37. Author Index - p. 771 38. Subject Index - p. 797
The Sedimentary Basins of the United States and Canada, Second Edition, focuses on the large, regional, sedimentary accumulations in Canada and the United States. Each chapter provides a succinct summary of the tectonic setting and structural and paleogeographic evolution of the basin it covers, with details on structure and stratigraphy. The book features four new chapters that cover the sedimentary basins of Alaska and the Canadian Arctic. In addition to sedimentary geologists, this updated reference is relevant for basin analysis, regional geology, stratigraphy, and for those working in the hydrocarbon exploration industry.
1. Introduction and Acknowledgments - p. xvii 2. ChronostratChart - p. xix 3. Chapter 1: The Phanerozoic Tectonic and Sedimentary Evolution of North America - p. xix 4. Chapter 2: Phanerozoic Evolution of the Sedimentary Cover of the North American Craton - p. 38 5. Chapter 3: The Cambrian-Devonian Laurentian Platforms and Foreland Basins in Eastern Canada - p. 75 6. Chapter 4: The Appalachian and Black Warrior Basins: Foreland Basins in the Eastern United States - p. 128 7. Abstract - p. 129 8. Acknowledgements - p. 129 9. Introduction - p. 129 10. Elements and Limits of the Appalachian and Black Warrior Basins - p. 132 11. Influence of Precambrian Events and Basement - p. 135 12. Paleogeographic/Paleoclimatic Framework - p. 138 13. Eustatic Framework - p. 139 14. Flexural Modeling of Foreland-Basin Sedimentation - p. 139 15. Generating the Southeastern Laurentian Margin: Late Precambrian–Middle Cambrian Rifting and Rift Fill (~ 765 to ~ 505 Ma) - p. 151 16. The Southeastern Laurentian Passive Margin - p. 153 17. Two Orogenic Cycles and the Origins of the Appalachian and Black Warrior Foreland Basins - p. 158 18. Alleghanian Mountains Postorogenic Collapse and Extension - p. 195 19. Post-Alleghanian Appalachian Igneous Activity - p. 196 20. Economic Resources and Potential - p. 196 21. Discussion and Summary - p. 205 22. Chapter 5: The Paleozoic Western Craton Margin - p. 237 23. Chapter 6: The Maritimes Basin of Atlantic Canada: Basin Creation and Destruction During the Paleozoic Assembly of Pangea - p. 266 24. Chapter 7: Pennsylvanian-Jurassic Sedimentary Basins of the Colorado Plateau and Southern Rocky Mountains - p. 314 25. Chapter 8: The Southern Midcontinent, Permian Basin and Ouachitas - p. 367 26. Chapter 9: The Western Interior Basin - p. 399 27. Chapter 10: Cordilleran Sedimentary Basins of Western Canada Record 180 Million Years of Terrane Accretion - p. 443 28. Chapter 11: Subduction-Related Sedimentary Basins of the US Cordillera - p. 475 29. Chapter 12: Tectonostratigraphic Evolution of the Inner California Borderland: Template for Fill-and-Spill Sedimentation - p. 510 30. Chapter 13: Laramide Sedimentary Basins and Sediment-Dispersal Systems - p. 528 31. Chapter 14: Sverdrup Basin - p. 557 32. Chapter 15: The Atlantic Margin Basins of North America - p. 592 33. Chapter 16: Evolution of the Northern Gulf of Mexico Sedimentary Basin - p. 625 34. Chapter 17: Geological History of the Late Cretaceous to Cenozoic Beaufort-Mackenzie Basin, Arctic Canada - p. 694 35. Chapter 18: Evolution of the Arctic Alaska Sedimentary Basin - p. 717 36. Chapter 19: Postscript: What Have We Learned and Where Do We Go From Here? - p. 745 37. Author Index - p. 771 38. Subject Index - p. 797
