The Overthrust Faults of the Southern Appalachians

Research Article| January 01, 1891 The Overthrust Faults of the Southern Appalachians C. WILLARD HAYES C. WILLARD HAYES Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1891) 2 (1): 141–154. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-2-141 Article history first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation C. WILLARD HAYES; The Overthrust Faults of the Southern Appalachians. GSA Bulletin 1891;; 2 (1): 141–154. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-2-141 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 IntroductionThrough the work of the Rogers brothers in Pennsylvania and Virginia and of Safford in Tennessee, the characteristic forms of Appalachian structure have long been familiar to geologists. The unsymmetrical fold has been recognized as the normal structural form through Pennsylvania, Maryland, and a portion of Virginia. In east Tennessee, the reversed fault, transverse to the steeper limb of the anticlinal, becomes common. Recent study in the southern Appalachians has shown a modification of these well-recognized types, namely, broad overthrust faults which, as developed in northwestern Georgia, are comparable in magnitude with those of the Scottish highlands and the Rocky Mountains as described by Geikie* and McConnell.†Stratigraphy of the Region.The strata of the region shown in the accompanying map (plate 2) embrace representatives of all the larger groups of the Paleozoic from the Cambrian to the Carboniferous, inclusive. The formations appearing in the stratigraphic column, figure . . . 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.