Predominance of Grenvillian magmatism recorded in detrital zircons from modern Appalachian rivers

Journal of Geology

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 707-717

  Eriksson, Kenneth A ^a   Campbell, Ian H ^a   Palin, J Michael ^a   Allen, Charlotte M ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETRITAL DEPOSIT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRENVILLIAN OROGENY; MAGMATISM; URANIUM SERIES DATING; ZIRCON;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 1242344882     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/378338     Document Type: Article

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