Plutonismn in three orogenic pulses, Eastern Blue Ridge Province, southern Appalachians

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 118, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 171-184

  Miller, Brent V ^a,b   Fetter, Allen H ^c,d   Stewart, Kevin G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^d U S NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Geochronology; Monazite; Plutons; Southern Appalachians; U Pb; Zircon

Indexed keywords

OROGENIC PULSES; PLUTONISM; RABUN PLUTON; SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS;

CRYSTALLIZATION; DEFORMATION; LANDFORMS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MONAZITE; ROCK PRESSURE; TECTONICS; ZIRCON;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; OROGENY; PLUTONISM;

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

DIOSPYROS VIRGINIANA; PICEA;

EID: 31444449308     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 00167606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B25580.1     Document Type: Article

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