Ages and origins of rocks of the Killingworth dome, south-central Connecticut: Implications for the tectonic evolution of southern New England

American Journal of Science

Volumn 307, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-118

  Aleinikoff, John N ^a   Wintsch, Robert P ^b   Tollo, Richard P ^c   Unruh, Daniel M ^a   Fanning, C Mark ^d   Schmitz, Mark D ^e  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALC ALKALINE ROCK; DOME; EMPLACEMENT; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; METAVOLCANIC ROCK; ORTHOGNEISS; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TONALITE; TRONDHJEMITE;

CONNECTICUT; KILLINGWORTH DOME; MIDDLETOWN; NEW ENGLAND; NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249744111     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/01.2007.04     Document Type: Article

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