Formation of the Appalachian Mountains. A plate tectonic

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Formation of the
Appalachian Mountains.
A plate tectonic history.
Figure 10.2: Global paleogeography for the
Cambrian period
Figure 10.14: Global paleogeography for the
Ordovician period
Figure 10.19: Global paleogeography for the
Early Devonian period
Laurussia
Figure 10.28: Global paleogeography for the
Late Permian Period
Laurussia
Sequence of
events
responsible
for the
Taconic
orogeny
Sequence of events responsible for the
Taconic orogeny

Figure 10.15 Appalachian terranes