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Sedimentary response to Mississippian tectonic activity at the east end of the 38th Parallel fracture zone

1986; Geological Society of America; Volume: 14; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1130/0091-7613(1986)14 2.0.co;2

1943-2682

Cindy A. Yeilding, John M. Dennison,

Geological formations and processes

Research Article| July 01, 1986 Sedimentary response to Mississippian tectonic activity at the east end of the 38th Parallel fracture zone Cindy A. Yeilding; Cindy A. Yeilding 1Department of Geology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar John M. Dennison John M. Dennison 1Department of Geology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Cindy A. Yeilding 1Department of Geology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514 John M. Dennison 1Department of Geology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1986) 14 (7): 621–624. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1986)14 2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Cindy A. Yeilding, John M. Dennison; Sedimentary response to Mississippian tectonic activity at the east end of the 38th Parallel fracture zone. Geology 1986;; 14 (7): 621–624. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1986)14 2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Carbonate fades of the Greenbrier Group establish the presence of an east-west-trending Mississippian uplift and record the timing of late Paleozoic tectonic movement in the east-central Appalachian basin at the east end of the 38th Parallel fracture zone. This fracture zone has been defined by previous workers from the alignment of igneous intrusive and volcanic rocks, ore mineralization zones, major fault systems, and Landsat lineaments across eastern and central North America. This fracture system is apparently associated with displacement along faults in the Precambrian basement rock. Movement along the fracture zone occurred periodically throughout the Phanerozoic. The lineament may be distinguished both geomorphically (on Landsat imagery and side-looking airborne radar) and stratigraphically. Mississippian tectonic activity along the eastern section of the fracture zone is indicated by anomalous thinning of sediments, facies patterns, and stratigraphic relations of uppermost Devonian to Upper Mississippian strata of the eastern Appalachian Plateau. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.