Precise timing constraints on the kinematic development of the Hyco shear zone: Implications for the central Piedmont shear zone, southern Appalachian orogen

American Journal of Science

Volumn 298, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 108-130

  Wortman, Greg L ^a   Samson, Scott D ^a   Hibbard, James P ^b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032370740     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/ajs.298.2.108     Document Type: Article

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