Taconic plate kinematics as revealed by foredeep stratigraphy, Appalachian Orogen
Tectonics
By: D. C. Bradley
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Abstract
Destruction of the Ordovician passive margin of eastern North America is recorded by an upward deepening succession of carbonates, shales, and flysch. Shelf drowning occurred first at the northern end of the orogen in Newfoundland, then at the southern end of the orogen in Georgia, and finally in Quebec. Diachronism is attributed to oblique collision between an irregular passive margin, that had a deep embayment in Quebec, and at least one east dipping subduction complex. The rate of plate convergence during collision is estimated at 1 to 2 cm/yr, and the minimum width of the ocean that closed is estimated at 500 to 900 km. The drowning isochron map provides a new basis for estimating tectonic transport distances of four of these allochthons (about 165 to 450 km), results not readily obtained by conventional structural analysis. -Author
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Taconic plate kinematics as revealed by foredeep stratigraphy, Appalachian Orogen |
| Series title | Tectonics |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Year Published | 1989 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Tectonics |
| First page | 1037 |
| Last page | 1049 |
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