Deformation and metamorphic history of the Western Blue Ridge-Eastern Blue Ridge terrane boundary, southern Appalachian Orogen

Tectonics

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1-18

  Massey, M A ^a   Moecher, D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; METAMORPHISM; PLATE BOUNDARY; TERRANE;

APPALACHIANS; BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 29144439192     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004TC001643     Document Type: Article

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