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On Geosynclinal Nomenclature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

Marshall Kay
Marshall Kay
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Department of Geology, Columbia University, New York 10027.
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The geosynclines of North America were a subject of study and classification by the writer some twenty years ago. In the succeeding years, field studies have been directed toward solving some of the problems that appeared. The following is written to bring out the reasons why geologists from different regions, having differing experiences, reach conflicting opinions about relationships and terminology, and the history of the origin of some of the terminology has not been published previously.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 104 , Issue 4 , August 1967 , pp. 311 - 316
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1967

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