Taconic unconformity

The Taconic Unconformity, near Catskill, NY

The Taconic unconformity is a major unconformity created during the Taconic orogeny, exposed from eastern New York State to the Gaspe peninsula.[1] The orogeny was a long one that comprised multiple bursts; it primarily dated to the end of the Ordovician, and the underlying rocks are primarily this age.[2][3] It is overlain by Silurian and Devonian metasediments.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Skidmore, W. B. "The Taconic unconformity in the Gaspe Peninsula and neighbouring regions." Royal Society of Canada, Special Publication 10 (1967).
  2. ↑ RODGERS, JOHN (1971). "The Taconic Orogeny". Geological Society of America Bulletin 82 (5): 1141. doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1971)82[1141:TTO]2.0.CO;2.
  3. ↑ http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Prodesc/proddesc_90857.htm. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ Rich, R. A. (1979). "Fluid Inclusion Evidence of Silurian Evaporites in Southeastern Vermont". Geological Society of America Bulletin 90 (10_Part_II): 1628–1643. doi:10.1130/GSAB-P2-90-1628.

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