What Lies Beneath Modern New England? Mountain-Building and the End of An Ancient Ocean




When and where did the ancient Iapetus Ocean suture (the most fundamental Appalachian structure) form? Is part of New England made up of ancient African-derived rocks? What is the Moretown terrane? This new GEOLOGY study by researchers from Harvard, Middlebury College, Boise State University, and Williams College finds new evidence for an earlier closing of the Iapetus that is farther west than previous studies have reported.

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Sábado, 26 de Abril 2014
Jueves, 1 de Enero 1970
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