Tectonostratigraphic relationships and coalification trends in the Narragansett and Norfolk Basins, New England
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
4-1-2004
Abstract
Carboniferous basins in southeastern New England provide insight into, and constraints on, models for Alleghanian orogenesis. In particular, the Narragansett and Norfolk basins represent Devonian- to Pennsylvanian-aged, non-marine basins in southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island that were variably deformed and metamorphosed during the Alleghanian orogeny, and intruded by Permian granites generated by crustal thickening. As such these basins provide an unusually complete documentation of the Alleghanian orogeny. We summarize their sedimentologic, structural and metamorphic features, with emphasis placed on the Narragansett basin, and provide a comprehensive bibliography of recent work. The Narragansett basin also contains complexly deformed and variably metamorphosed coals that are unlike coal describe from other orogenic terrains. Thus we describe these unusual, high rank coal deposits and their response to orogenesis. © 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Journal of Geodynamics
Volume
37
Issue
3-5
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Murray, Daniel P., James W. Skehan, and Jon Raben. "Tectonostratigraphic relationships and coalification trends in the Narragansett and Norfolk Basins, New England." Journal of Geodynamics 37, 3-5 (2004). doi: 10.1016/j.jog.2004.02.006.