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The Ocean Basins and Margins

Volume 3 The Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean

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Editors:
  1. Alan E. M. Nairn

    1. Department of Geology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA

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  2. Francis G. Stehli

    1. Department of Geology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Physiography of the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea

    • Elazar Uchupi
    Pages 1-64

  3. Geophysical Studies in the Gulf of Mexico

    • Ray G. Martin, J. E. Case
    Pages 65-106

  4. Geophysical Studies in the Caribbean Sea

    • J. E. Case
    Pages 107-180

  5. Basement Rocks Bordering the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea

    • Philip O. Banks
    Pages 181-199

  6. The Ouachita and Appalachian Orogenic Belts

    • Philip B. King
    Pages 201-241

  7. Tectonic Evolution of the Southern Continental Margin of North America from a Paleozoic Perspective

    • James Helwig
    Pages 243-255

  8. Geological Summary of the Yucatan Peninsula

    • E. Lopez Ramos
    Pages 257-282

  9. Paleozoic and Mesozoic Tectonic Belts in Mexico and Central America

    • Gabriel Dengo
    Pages 283-323

  10. The Northern Termination of the Andes

    • Reginald Shagam
    Pages 325-420

  11. Geology of the Caribbean Crust

    • Paul J. Fox, Bruce C. Heezen
    Pages 421-466

  12. The Lesser Antilles and Aves Ridge

    • John Frederick Tomblin
    Pages 467-500

  13. The Geology of Hispaniola

    • Carl Bowin
    Pages 501-552

  14. Geology of Cuba

    • Georges Pardo
    Pages 553-615

  15. Geology of Jamaica and the Nicaragua Rise

    • Daniel D. Arden Jr.
    Pages 617-661

  16. The Geological Evolution of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico—Some Critical Problems and Areas

    • Thomas W. Donnelly
    Pages 663-689

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 691-706
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Geology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA

    Alan E. M. Nairn

  • Department of Geology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA

    Francis G. Stehli

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Ocean Basins and Margins

  • Book Subtitle: Volume 3 The Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean

  • Editors: Alan E. M. Nairn, Francis G. Stehli

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8535-6

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1975

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-8537-0Published: 27 February 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-8535-6Published: 17 April 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 706

  • Topics: Oceanography

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