Foreland crustal structure of the New York recess, northeastern United States
Geological Society of America Bulletin
By: G.C. Herman, D.H. Monteverde, R.W. Schlische, and D.M. Pitcher
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Abstract
A new structural model for the northeast part of the Central Appalachian foreland and fold-and-thrust belt is based on detailed field mapping, geophysical data, and balanced cross-section analysis. The model demonstrates that the region contains a multiply deformed, parautochthonous fold-and-thrust system of Paleozoic age. Our interpretations differ from previous ones in which the entire region north of the Newark basin was considered to be allochthonous. The new interpretation requires a substantial decrease in Paleozoic tectonic shortening northeastward from adjacent parts of the Central Appalachian foreland and illustrates the common occurrence of backthrusting within the region.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Foreland crustal structure of the New York recess, northeastern United States |
| Series title | Geological Society of America Bulletin |
| DOI | 10.1130/0016-7606(1997)109<0955:FCSOTN>2.3.CO;2 |
| Volume | 109 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Year Published | 1997 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Geological Society of America |
| Description | 23 p. |
| First page | 955 |
| Last page | 977 |
| Country | United States |