U-pb zircon age of metafelsite from the pinney hollow formation: Implications for the development of the vermont Appalachians

American Journal of Science

Volumn 299, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 157-170

  Walsh, Gregory J ^a   Aleinikoff, John N ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0000760598     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/ajs.299.2.157     Document Type: Article

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