Basement Tectonics 8: Characterization and comparison of ancient and mesozoic continental margins

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6917847

Bartholomew, M J ^[1]; Hyndman, D W ^[2]; Mogk, D W ^[3]; Mason, R ^[4]

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1. ed.; South Carolina Univ., Columbia, SC (United States). Inst. of Earth Sciences and Resources
2. ed.; Montana Univ., Missoula, MT (United States). Dept. of Geology
3. ed.; Montana State Univ., Bozeman, MT (United States). Dept. of Earth Sciences
4. ed.; Queen's Univ., Kingston, ON (Canada). Dept. of Geological Sciences

The International Conference on Basement Tectonics was held in Butte, Montana, August 8--12,1988. Historically, basement tectonics conferences have focused on such topics as reactivation of faults, the influence of basement faults on metallogeny and hydrocarbon accumulation, and the use of geophysical and remote sensing techniques to interpret subsurface and surface geology. The 8th Conference diverged from past conferences in that a unifying theme was selected. Because ancient major terrane or cratonic boundaries are often postulated to be fault zones which are subsequently reactivated, the conference was organized to examine all aspects of ancient continental margins and terrane boundaries and to compare younger (Mesozoic) ones, about which more is known, with older (Paleozoic and Precambrian) ones. Moreover, because the 8th Conference was held in the northwestern United States, a greater emphasis was placed on the Mesozoic margin of western North America and the North American shield. The seven oral sessions and four poster sessions all dealt with aspects of the conference theme: characterization and comparison of ancient continental margins. The papers will be indexed individually.

• Research Organization: International Basement Tectonics Association, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; SCU; MTTU; UNIVMT; MTSU; QUEENU; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); South Carolina Univ., Columbia, SC (United States); Montana Technical Univ., MT (United States); Montana Univ., Missoula, MT (United States); Montana State Univ., Bozeman, MT (United States); Queen's Univ., Mason, MO (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-91ER14201; FG02-88ER13962
• OSTI ID: 6917847
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/14201-1; CONF-8808218--; ON: DE93003163
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CONTINENTAL MARGIN
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