Petrology and geochemistry of Neoproterozoic volcanic arc terranes beneath the Atlantic Coastal Plain, Savannah River Site, South Carolina

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 116, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 572-593

  Dennis, Allen J ^a   Shervais, John W ^b   Mauldin, Joshua ^c   Maher Jr , Harmon D ^d   Wright, James E ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arc volcanism; Carolina terrane; Geochemistry; Neoproterozoic; Peri Gondwana; Petrology

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN; GEORGIA; NEOPROTEROZOIC VOLCANIC ARC TERRAINS; SOUTH CAROLINA;

GARNETS; PETROLOGY; RIVERS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

GEOCHEMISTRY; ISLAND ARC; PETROLOGY; PROTEROZOIC;

ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2442540973     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B25240.1     Document Type: Article

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