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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