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GEOL 325: Appalachian Basin University of South Carolina Spring 2005

GEOL 325: Appalachian Basin University of South Carolina Spring 2005. Appalachians – Geology at Work. Professor Chris Kendall EWS 304 kendall@sc.edu 777.2410. Appalachian Basin. Field Trip Route. Appalachian Mountains. After Nasa.

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GEOL 325: Appalachian Basin University of South Carolina Spring 2005

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  1. GEOL 325: Appalachian BasinUniversity of South CarolinaSpring 2005 Appalachians – Geology at Work Professor Chris Kendall EWS 304 kendall@sc.edu 777.2410

  2. Appalachian Basin

  3. FieldTripRoute

  4. Appalachian Mountains After Nasa

  5. Appalachian Basin – Ridge & Valley & Cumberland Plateau After Nasa

  6. & Deposition ROCK CYCLE

  7. Rock Cycle & Plate Tectonics After Dennis. Tassa

  8. The Earth has a molten interior on which the crust and mantle float Crust 3-70 km Mantle 2900 km Core 3486 km

  9. Mosaic of Drifting Rigid Plates After Dennis. Tassa

  10. Appalachians exhibit Wilson Cycle • Plate tectonic theory divides earth’s crust into plates • Plates diverge apart or rift & a new ocean basin forms • Plate motion reverses & convergence causes collision, & mountain building • The Wilson Cycle records plate motion opening & closing of ocean basins in the rock record

  11. Appalachians

  12. After Lynn S. Fichter Pre-Cambrian Cambrian E. Ordovician L. Ordovician L. Devonian Mississippian Pennsylvanian Silurian & E. Devonian Permian

  13. After Lynn S. Fichter

  14. After Lynn S. Fichter

  15. Appalachian Basin - Cambrian

  16. After Lynn S. Fichter

  17. Ordovician Margin of Appalachians After Lynn S. Fichter

  18. Appalachian Basin – E Ordovician After Ron Blakey

  19. After Lynn S. Fichter

  20. After Lynn S. Fichter

  21. After Lynn S. Fichter

  22. After Lynn S. Fichter

  23. Late Silurian Early Devonian Margin of Appalachians After Lynn S. Fichter

  24. After Lynn S. Fichter

  25. After Lynn S. Fichter

  26. After Lynn S. Fichter

  27. Devonian on the Craton! After Lynn S. Fichter

  28. Devonian on the Craton! After Lynn S. Fichter

  29. Catskills – Delta Margin After Lynn S. Fichter

  30. After Lynn S. Fichter

  31. After Lynn S. Fichter

  32. Appalachian Basin – Early Devonian After Ron Blakey

  33. After Lynn S. Fichter

  34. Mississippian Pocono Formation After Lynn S. Fichter

  35. Appalachian Basin – Late Mississippian After Ron Blakey

  36. Appalachian Basin - Pennsylvanian After Ron Blakey

  37. AppalachianBasin

  38. Gulf of Carpentaria After NASA

  39. Appalachian Basin - Permian After Ron Blakey

  40. After Lynn S. Fichter

  41. After Lynn S. Fichter

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