Sites and Nature of the North American Geosynclines

Research Article| June 30, 1923 Sites and Nature of the North American Geosynclines CHARLES SCHUCHERT CHARLES SCHUCHERT Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information CHARLES SCHUCHERT Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 19 Apr 1923 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 © 1923 Geological Society of America GSA Bulletin (1923) 34 (2): 151–229. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-34-151 Article history Received: 19 Apr 1923 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation CHARLES SCHUCHERT; Sites and Nature of the North American Geosynclines. GSA Bulletin 1923;; 34 (2): 151–229. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-34-151 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 SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract IntroductionIt was in 1903 that the writer printed his first paleogeographic map, and seven years later that the Geological Society of America did him the great honor of publishing fifty-two such maps of North America. Since then, as stratigraphers have brought to light new data, today from Alaska and tomorrow, perhaps, from Mexico, these maps have been altered to record the new finds, and their number has increased until they now represent one hundred and fifteen formations, beginning with the earliest Cambrian. It is, therefore, a pleasure for the writer to bring before the same Society that fourteen years ago listened to the initial presentation of these North American maps the broader conclusions that have crystallized out of their study during the intervening years.The synthesis of my studies may be expressed in the words of another presidential address, namely, that of Le Conte, given in 1897.2 Nearly all . . . This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. 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.