Shallow and Deep Water Origins of Silurian Rocks at Glacier Bay, Alaska

• Main Authors: Rohr, D. M., Blodgett, R. B., Santucci, V., Slavík, L. (Ladislav)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Silurian; Glacier Bay; Alaska; Silurian rocks; Black Cap; Prince of Wales Island; Pyramid; Rendu; Rossman; glacier
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0227310

Glacier Bay in the northern part of Southeast Alaska contains a remarkably thick succession of middle Paleozoic (Silurian and Devonian) age strata. The stratigraphic framework for the Paleozoic succession of the Glacier Bay area was established by Rossman (1963), who formally named the Paleozoic for...