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Geologic evolution of the United States Atlantic Margin

December 31, 1985

This volume compiles the significant findings which began to be accumulated in 1974 during offshore petroleum explorations in the Atlantic Continental Shelf. It's the first presentation of current geological data from the U.S. Atlantic Margin from the inner edge of the coastal plain to the deep sea. A seismic grid of several thousand seismic reflection profiles is correlated with 48 deep borings and the same number of shallow core holes. These profiles are presented on 26 large displays that fold out to as large as 48 x 36''.

Publication Year 1985
Title Geologic evolution of the United States Atlantic Margin
Authors C. W. Poag
Publication Type Book
Index ID 70191423
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center