Distribution of maximum burial temperatures across northern Appalachian Basin and implications for Carboniferous sedimentation patterns

Research Article| May 01, 1986 Distribution of maximum burial temperatures across northern Appalachian Basin and implications for Carboniferous sedimentation patterns Mark J. Johnsson Mark J. Johnsson 1Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Mark J. Johnsson 1Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755 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 (5): 384–387. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1986)14<384:DOMBTA>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 Mark J. Johnsson; Distribution of maximum burial temperatures across northern Appalachian Basin and implications for Carboniferous sedimentation patterns. Geology 1986;; 14 (5): 384–387. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1986)14<384:DOMBTA>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 Clay-mineral diagenesis and apatite fission-track age data indicate that the maximum burial temperatures to which the Middle Devonian Tioga metabentonite was exposed rise abruptly from low values in western New York State to higher values in the east. The highest temperatures, which approach 175 °C, were reached just west of Syracuse. Neither the pattern nor the magnitude of burial temperatures can be explained solely by burial of lihe metabentonite beneath Upper Devonian sediments. Although spatial variations in the geothermal gradient could have produced the observed pattern of burial temperatures it is more likely that Carboniferous sediments, no longer preserved in the area, were responsible for the indicated burial. The inferred presence of thick Carboniferous sequences in western New York State suggests that the Allegheny orogeny had a stronger influence on sedimentation in the northern Appalachian Basin than has been previously recognized. 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.