Metamorphosed melange terrane in the eastern Piedmont of North Carolina

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Research Article| July 01, 1986 Metamorphosed melange terrane in the eastern Piedmont of North Carolina J. Wright Horton,, Jr.; J. Wright Horton,, Jr. 1U.S. Geological Survey, Mail Stop 928, Reston, Virginia 22092 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar David E. Blake; David E. Blake 2Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Albert S. Wylie, Jr.; Albert S. Wylie, Jr. 2Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Edward F. Stoddard Edward F. Stoddard 2Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (1986) 14 (7): 551–553. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1986)14<551:MMTITE>2.0.CO;2 Article history first online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation J. Wright Horton,, David E. Blake, Albert S. Wylie, Edward F. Stoddard; Metamorphosed melange terrane in the eastern Piedmont of North Carolina. Geology 1986;; 14 (7): 551–553. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1986)14<551:MMTITE>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract The Falls Lake melange crops out in the eastern Piedmont of North Carolina between the Carolina slate belt and the Raleigh belt. The melange is composed of mafic and ultramafic blocks and pods of diverse shapes and sizes, dispersed without apparent stratigraphic continuity, in a matrix of pelitic schist and biotite-muscovite-plagioclase-quartz gneiss. Textures and structural relationships suggest formation by a combination of sedimentary and tectonic processes, perhaps in the accretionary wedge of a convergent plate margin. The Falls Lake melange and the overlying late Proterozoic to Early Cambrian volcanic-arc terrane of the Carolina slate belt were thrust upon a probable continental terrane of the Raleigh belt before overprinting by late Paleozoic folding and metamorphism. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.