Mineralogy and petrogenesis of pegmatites in the Spruce Pine district, North Carolina, USA

Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-42

  Swanson, Samuel E ^a   Veal, William B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mineralogy; North Carolina; Pegmatites; Spruce Pine

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; COUNTRY ROCK; GRANITE; GRANITOID; GRANODIORITE; HIGH PRESSURE; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAGMA; MINERALOGY; PEGMATITE; PETROGENESIS; PLUTON; RECRYSTALLIZATION; AMPHIBOLITE; CRYSTALLIZATION; FELDSPAR; METAMORPHISM; MUSCOVITE; NUCLEATION; PLAGIOCLASE; QUARTZ; SCHIST;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

PICEA;

EID: 77953030274     PISSN: 18026222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3190/jgeosci.062     Document Type: Article

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