Structural geology of the high rock granite: Implications for displacement along the hyco shear zone, North Carolina

Southeastern Geology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 163-176

  Vines, John A ^a,b   Hibbard, James P ^b   Shell, Glenn S ^b  

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

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRANITE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EID: 0031824471     PISSN: 00383678     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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