Aulacogens of North America II: Failed Rifts throughout Mesozoic and Cenozoic time (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781707005284)

Aulacogens of North America II is the second of a two book series presenting the aulacogens of the United States that failed to develop during the Mesozoic and Cenozoic Erathems. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to rift and transtensional basins including intracratonic aulacogens. The chapter presents Cenozoic and Mesozoic Era Basin and Aulacogens identified by the USGS. Chapter 2 begins the detailed descriptions of Mesozoic aulacogens which include the Connecticut River Valley's Hartford Basin, The Newark Basin, Eastern North American Rift System, and the South Georgia Rift. Chapter 3 presents aulacogens, discussing the Great Basin, the Rio Grande Rift which includes the Albuquerque Basin and Quaternary extension of the rift. Chapter 4 presents the Yellowstone Hotspot Theory and its relations to the Columbia River Plateau and the Nevada-Oregon Rift Zone.Aualacogens of North America I is the first book of the series which presents the Proterozoic and Paleozoic failed rift systems.

Author: William a. Szary
ISBN-10: 1707005281
ISBN-13: 9781707005284
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 11/09/2019
Pages: 172
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.45d