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Peucker-Ehrenbrink, B. and Miller, M.W. (2002). Quantitative bedrock geology of the conterminous United States of America. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 3: doi: 10.1029/2002GC000366. issn: 1525-2027. |
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We quantitatively analyze the area-age distribution of bedrock based on data from the most recent geologic map of the conterminous United States of America <King and Beikman, 1974a, 1974b>, made available in digital form by the United States Geologic Survey. The area-age distribution agrees surprisingly well with older data <Higgs, 1949> but provides much higher temporal resolution. The mean stratigraphic age of all sedimentary bedrock is ~134 Myr; that of Tertiary-Cambrian sediments is ~104 Myr. The analysis also reveals area coverage of some minor lithologies, such as ultramafic rocks that cover ~0.15% of the conterminous United States. Area coverage of 162 lithostratigraphic units is made available as an Excel data sheet. |
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Geochemistry, Composition of the crust, Global Change, Solid Earth, Information Related to Geographic Region, North America, Information Related to Geologic Time, General or miscellaneous |
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Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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