700 Ma rift event in the Blue Ridge province of Virginia: A unique time constraint on pre-lapetan rifting of Laurentia

Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 59-62

  Tollo, Richard P ^a   Hutson, Frederick E ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS;

BLUE RIDGES; LATE NEOPROTEROZOIC; NEOPROTEROZOIC; SUPERCONTINENTS; TERRESTRIAL DEPOSITS; TIME CONSTRAINTS; VOLCANIC CENTERS; WIDE SPREADS; MAGMATISMS; PERALKALINE;

GRANITE;

BATHOLITH; CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; IAPETUS OCEAN; LAURENTIA; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PLATE TECTONICS; PROTEROZOIC; RIFTING; RODINIA; RHYOLITE; SUPERCONTINENT;

UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA; BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE; USA;

EID: 0029750083     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0059:MREITB>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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