The geology of North America is a subject of regional geology and covers the North American continent, the third-largest in the world. Geologic units... 34 KB (3,370 words) - 20:16, 27 July 2023 |
geological timeline of Western North America includes significant geological events over millions of years in the evolution of Western North America,... 4 KB (99 words) - 19:00, 21 October 2023 |
The North American Plate is a tectonic plate containing most of North America, Cuba, the Bahamas, extreme northeastern Asia, and parts of Iceland and... 10 KB (1,171 words) - 13:37, 8 March 2024 |
The geological history of North America comprises the history of geological occurrences and emergence of life in North America during the interval of time... 55 KB (5,498 words) - 22:01, 23 April 2024 |
Laurentia (redirect from North American craton) Laurentia or the North American Craton is a large continental craton that forms the ancient geological core of North America. Many times in its past,... 37 KB (4,455 words) - 22:21, 7 April 2024 |
of the geology and tectonic evolution of Alaska" (PDF). The Geology of Alaska. The Geology of North America. Vol. G-1. Geological Society of America.... 51 KB (6,773 words) - 02:23, 10 March 2024 |
The geology of the Dominican Republic is part of the broader geology of Hispaniola with rocks formed from multiple island arcs, colliding with North America... 6 KB (624 words) - 18:06, 27 April 2024 |
Western Interior Seaway (redirect from North American Inland Sea) Cretaceous of South Dakota. Oceans portal Geology of the Bryce Canyon area – Geology of the area in Utah Hudson Seaway – Major seaway of North America during... 16 KB (1,749 words) - 04:06, 27 April 2024 |
Farallon Plate (category Geology of North America) coast of the North American Plate—then located in modern Utah—as Pangaea broke apart and after the formation of the Pacific Plate at the centre of the triple... 11 KB (1,144 words) - 10:17, 16 December 2023 |
list of North American deserts identifies areas of the continent that receive less than 10 in (250 mm) annual precipitation. The "North American Desert"... 10 KB (869 words) - 23:54, 5 October 2023 |
The Geological Society of America (GSA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of the geosciences. The society was founded in Ithaca... 14 KB (1,187 words) - 07:49, 26 March 2024 |
North America is the third largest continent, and is also a portion of the third largest supercontinent if North and South America are combined into the... 30 KB (3,416 words) - 03:30, 2 January 2024 |
Canadian Shield (redirect from North American Shield) Plateau, is a geologic shield, a large area of exposed Precambrian igneous and high-grade metamorphic rocks. It forms the North American Craton (or Laurentia)... 21 KB (2,235 words) - 02:11, 25 April 2024 |
Alleghanian orogeny (category Geology of North America) metamorphic assemblages and faults". Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Geological Society of America. Archived from the original on 2018-08-06... 9 KB (946 words) - 01:05, 13 February 2024 |
Pacific Coast Ranges (redirect from Geology of the Pacific Coast Ranges) System in the United States) are the series of mountain ranges that stretch along the West Coast of North America from Alaska south to Northern and Central... 17 KB (1,775 words) - 03:01, 18 December 2023 |
Greenland Plate (category Geology of North America) history of North America. In: Bally, A.W. & Palmer, A.R. (eds): The geology of North America, 447–512. Boulder,Colorado: Geological Society of America. Niels... 7 KB (934 words) - 14:46, 21 December 2023 |
Newark Supergroup (redirect from Eastern North America Rift Basins) assemblage of Upper Triassic and Lower Jurassic sedimentary and volcanic rocks which outcrop intermittently along the east coast of North America. They were... 18 KB (1,670 words) - 22:53, 19 September 2023 |
Clingmans Dome (redirect from Smoky Dome (Tennessee–North Carolina)) Appalachians, Regional Geology of North America. in RC Selley, LRM Cocks and IR Plimer, eds., pp. 72-81, Encyclopedia of Geology. Elsevier Publishers,... 26 KB (2,778 words) - 18:08, 26 April 2024 |
have different colors throughout their height. In certain regions of western North America these rocky structures are called hoodoos. The name is derived... 14 KB (1,558 words) - 16:48, 24 April 2024 |