The appalachian-Ouachita orogen in the United States

Book · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:6029181

Hatcher, Jr, R D; Thomas, W A; Viele, G W

This book presents information from more than 1,000 sources in academia, state and federal agencies, and industry on the geology and geophysics of the crustal plates in the Appalachian and Ouachita mountains of the U.S. Discusses the tectonics, magnetic and gravity anomaly patterns, regional stress fields, thermal aspects, seismicity, and neotectonics of the area. Other topics include energy resources of the Appalachian orogen; stratigraphy, sedimentology, and depositional setting of reorogenic rocks; and mineral deposits and resources of the Ouachita Mountains. Includes separate maps and charts.

• OSTI ID: 6029181
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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03 NATURAL GAS
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GEOPHYSICS
MAPS
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
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