Regional implications of Triassic or Jurassic age for basalt and sedimentary red beds in the South Carolina coastal plain
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By: G. S. Gohn, D. Gottfried, M. A. Lanphere, and B.B. Higgins
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Abstract
Whole rock potassium-argon ages for samples of subsurface basalt recovered near Charleston, South Carolina, are interpreted to indicate a Triassic or Jurassic age for the basalt and underlying sedimentary red beds. This age is consistent with existing evidence indicating that an early Mesozoic basin is present in the subsurface of a large part of the coastal plain of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Alabama.
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Gohn, G.S., Gottfried, D., Lanphere, M.A., Higgins, B., 1978, Regional implications of Triassic or Jurassic age for basalt and sedimentary red beds in the South Carolina coastal plain: Science, v. 202, no. 4370, p. 887-890, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.202.4370.887.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Regional implications of Triassic or Jurassic age for basalt and sedimentary red beds in the South Carolina coastal plain |
| Series title | Science |
| DOI | 10.1126/science.202.4370.887 |
| Volume | 202 |
| Issue | 4370 |
| Year Published | 1978 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 887 |
| Last page | 890 |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |