Volcanoes of the passive margin: The youngest magmatic event in eastern North America

Geology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 483-486

  Mazza, Sarah E ^a   Gazel, Esteban ^a   Johnson, Elizabeth A ^b   Kunk, Michael J ^c   McAleer, Ryan ^c   Spotila, James A ^a   Bizimis, Michael ^d   Coleman, Ew S ^e  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IGNEOUS ROCKS; ISOTOPES;

EASTERN NORTH AMERICA; ISOTOPIC SIGNATURES; LITHOSPHERIC DELAMINATIONS; LONG-TERM EVOLUTION; MANTLE TEMPERATURES; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; RADIOGENIC ISOTOPES; TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURES;

VOLCANOES;

ARGON-ARGON DATING; EMPLACEMENT; EOCENE; GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGMA; MAGMATISM; MELTING; PASSIVE MARGIN; VOLCANIC ROCK;

APPALACHIANS; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA; WEST VIRGINIA;

EID: 84902151795     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G35407.1     Document Type: Article

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