The Goochland-Chopawamsic terrane boundary, central Virginia Piedmont

US Geological Survey Circular

Volumn , Issue 1264, 2004, Pages 223-245

  Spears, David B ^a   Owens, Brent E ^b   Bailey, Christopher M ^b  

^a Virginia Dept Mines Minerals/Energy   (United States)

^b The College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PIEDMONT; TERRANE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 7244247155     PISSN: 1067084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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