Resolving the timing of orogenesis in the Western Blue Ridge, southern Appalachians, via in situ ID-TIMS monazite geochronology

Geology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 627-630

  Corrie, Stacey L ^a   Kohn, Matthew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachians; Monazite; TIMS dating; U Pb geochronology; Western Blue Ridge

Indexed keywords

IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRY; OROGENESIS;

DEFORMATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IONIZATION; LEAD; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MONAZITE; URANIUM;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ACADIAN; AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METAMORPHISM; MONAZITE; OROGENY; TACONIC OROGENY; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

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

EID: 34547132291     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G23601A.1     Document Type: Article

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