Chemical diversity and origin of Precambrian charnockitic rocks of the central Pedlar massif, Grenvillian Blue Ridge Terrane, Virginia

Precambrian Research

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 37-62

  Hughes, S S ^a   Lewis, S E ^b   Bartholomew, M J ^b   Sinha, A K ^c   Hudson, T A ^d   Herz, N ^e  

^a IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Charnockite; Granulite facies; Grenville orogeny; Proterozoic

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006516705     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-9268(97)00015-6     Document Type: Article

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