The character of the Avalon terrane and its boundary with the Piedmont terrane in central Georgia

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 314, Issue , 1997, Pages 1-14

  Hooper, Robert J ^a   Hatcher Jr , Robert D ^b,c   Troyer, Paulette K ^d   Dawson, Roger J ^d   Redmond, Cindy G ^d  

^a Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITATION; OLIVINE; ROCKS; STRATIGRAPHY;

CURRENT DISTRIBUTION; DUCTILE SHEAR ZONE; GRAVITY GRADIENTS; GRAVITY SURVEY; METAMORPHIC GRADE; ORTHOGNEISSES; PLUTONIC ROCKS; STRIKE-SLIP SHEAR ZONES;

LANDFORMS;

GNEISS; GRANITE; PLUTONIC ROCK; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TERRANE; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

GEORGIA; PIEDMONT [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960085234     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/0-8137-2314-0.1     Document Type: Article

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