Cover stratigraphy and structure of the southernmost external basement massifs in the Appalachian Blue Ridge: Evidence for two-stage late proterozoic rifting

American Journal of Science

Volumn 298, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 829-867

  Li, Li ^a,b   Tull, James F ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

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EID: 0032251707     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/ajs.298.10.829     Document Type: Article

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