Title: U-Pb geochronology and geochemistry of a portion of the Mars Hill terrane, North Carolina–Tennessee: Constraints on origin, history, and tectonic assembly
Abstract: The Mars Hill terrane (MHT), a lithologically diverse belt exposed between Roan Mountain, North Carolina–Tennessee, and Asheville, North Carolina, is distinct in age, metamorphic history, and protoliths from the structurally overlying Eastern Blue Ridge and underlying Western Blue Ridge. MHT lithologies include diverse granitic gneisses, abundant mafic and sparse ultramafic bodies, and mildly to strongly aluminous paragneisses. These lithologies experienced metamorphism in the granulite facies and are intimately interspersed on cm to km scale, reflecting both intrusive and tectonic juxtaposition.
Publication Year: 2004
Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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