Volume 1, Number 3 (1974)
Articles

Molasse-Alpine and Columbian

G. H. Eisbacher
Geological Survey of Canada, Vancouver, B.C.

Published 1974-08-08

How to Cite

Eisbacher, G. H. (1974). Molasse-Alpine and Columbian. Geoscience Canada, 1(3). Retrieved from https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/GC/article/view/2846

Abstract

Late-orogenic sediments deposited alongside growing mountain belts reflect the rise and cooling of crystalline complexes within the core zone of the orogens. The nature of these molasse deposits is strongly influenced by structures adjacent to the sedimentary basins. Despite differences in scale and paleoclimate the molasse of the Alps and that of the Columbian Orogen show remarkable similarities.