Structural Framework of the Mississippi Embayment of Southern Illinois (Classic Reprint) PDF Download

Author: Dennis R. Kolata
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780332458403
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 52

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Excerpt from Structural Framework of the Mississippi Embayment of Southern Illinois The structural framework of the embayment area of southern Illinois is complex. The embayment strata have a regional dip to the south toward the center of the embay ment trough, whereas the underlying Paleozoic rocks have a regional dip to the northeast toward the Illinois Basin and away from the Ozark Dome and Pascola Arch. In addition, the Paleozoic rocks are broken by numerous northeast trending faults that extend from the illinois-kentucky Fluorspar District southwestward apparently passing beneath the embayment sediments. Based on subsurface data, several northeast-trending faults are postulated within the study area and their locations are shown on the sub-cre taceous geologic map (fig. Some of the faults can be observed in outcrop north of the study area in Pope and Hardin Counties. The faults are nearly vertical and have as much as feet of displacement. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.