Nd and Sr isotopic constraints on the source of Alleghanian granites in the Raleigh metamorphic belt and Eastern slate belt, southern Appalachians, U.S.A

Chemical Geology

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 257-275

  Coler, David G ^a   Samson, Scott D ^a   Speer, J Alexander ^b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Mineralogical Society of America   (United States)

Author keywords

Alleghanian; Appalachian; Carolina terrane; Eastern slate belt; Geochemistry; Granite; Neodymium; Raleigh belt; Strontium

Indexed keywords

GNEISS; GRANITE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

USA, NORTH CAROLINA, RALEIGH BELT;

EID: 0030875063     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(96)00063-0     Document Type: Article

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