Acadian Orogeny: An Abrupt and Brief Event

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Richard S. Naylor · Planetary Science Institute

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Rubidium-strontium dating indicates the Barre-type granites in eastern Vermont were emplaced at least 380 x 10(6) years ago. This result suggests the Acadian orogeny was more abrupt than previously suspected, and is consistent with the hypothesis that the orogeny involves a collision between two sialic plates.

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Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

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Published in: Science

Volume 172, Issue 3983, pp. 558-560

DOI: 10.1126/science.172.3983.558

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