"The Petrogenesis and tectonic implications of Blue Ridge mafic-ultramafic rocks: The Buck Creek and Carroll Knob complexes, and rocks of the Addie-Willets region" by Virginia L. Peterson

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The Petrogenesis and tectonic implications of Blue Ridge mafic-ultramafic rocks: The Buck Creek and Carroll Knob complexes, and rocks of the Addie-Willets region

2006-2007 GSA Southeastern Section Field Trips Guidebooks

Virginia L. Peterson, Grand Valley State University
Jeffrey G. Ryan, University of South Florida
Steven P. Yurkovich, Western Carolina University
Jonathan Burr, Grand Valley State University
Sarah E. Kruse, University of South Florida
1997-2001 REU Site Program Participants (2006), 1997-2001 REU Site Program Participants (2006)

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Publication Date

1-1-2006

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Abstract

This field trip examines the unusual and highly metamorphosed mafic and ultramafic rock associations of the central Blue Ridge province in western North Carolina. The aim of the trip is to show attendees the variability and common features among these units, and their use as tectonic indicators for the latest Precambrian geologic history of the Blue Ridge mountains. It was also a way to highlight the scientific results of four years of the Blue Ridge REU Site research program run jointly by Western Carolina University and by USF.

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2006-2007 GSA Southeastern Section Field Trips Guidebooks

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http://nagt.org/nagt/teaching_resources/field/fieldtrips/blue_ridge

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Virginia L. Peterson, Jeffrey G. Ryan, Steven P. Yurkovich, Jonathan Burr, et al.. "The Petrogenesis and tectonic implications of Blue Ridge mafic-ultramafic rocks: The Buck Creek and Carroll Knob complexes, and rocks of the Addie-Willets region" 2006-2007 GSA Southeastern Section Field Trips Guidebooks (2006)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jeffrey_ryan/106/