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Sponge spicules from early Paleozoic rocks of the Carolina slate belt
W. C. Bourland and J. K. Rigby
Sponge spicules from early Paleozoic rocks of the Carolina slate belt (in Tectonic studies in the Talladega and Carolina slate belts, southern Appalachian Orogen, Denny N. Bearce (editor), William W. Black (editor), Stephen A. Kish (editor) and James F. Tull (editor))
Special Paper - Geological Society of America (1982) 191: 125-132
Sponge spicules from early Paleozoic rocks of the Carolina slate belt (in Tectonic studies in the Talladega and Carolina slate belts, southern Appalachian Orogen, Denny N. Bearce (editor), William W. Black (editor), Stephen A. Kish (editor) and James F. Tull (editor))
Special Paper - Geological Society of America (1982) 191: 125-132
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Abstract
A phyllite unit from the Carolina slate belt of South Carolina contains sponge spicules. The sponge spicules, which occur along bedding planes, are of three types: hexactines, tetraclads, and monactines. Even though the overall morphology of the spicules is very simple, they suggest a Middle Cambrian or younger age. The discovery of sponge spicules and recent discoveries of trilobites and metazoan trace fossils demonstrate that the Carolina slate belt is probably comprised of late Precambrain to Middle Ordovician metasediments.
ISSN: 0072-1077
EISSN: 2331-219X
Coden: GSAPAZ
Serial Title: Special Paper - Geological Society of America
Serial Volume: 191
Title: Sponge spicules from early Paleozoic rocks of the Carolina slate belt
Title: Tectonic studies in the Talladega and Carolina slate belts, southern Appalachian Orogen
Author(s): Bourland, W. C.Rigby, J. K.
Author(s): Bearce, Denny N.editor
Author(s): Black, William W.editor
Author(s): Kish, Stephen A.editor
Author(s): Tull, James F.editor
Affiliation: Consult. Geol.,
Fort Worth, TX,
United States
Pages: 125-132
Published: 1982
Text Language: English
Publisher: Geological Society of America (GSA),
Boulder, CO,
United States
Meeting name: Carolina slate belt; origin and evolution of an ancient volcanic age
Meeting location: Blacksburg, VA,
USA,
United States
Meeting date: 19790426April 26, 1979
References: 18
DOI:
10.1130/SPE191-p125
Accession Number: 1983-048767
Categories: Stratigraphy
Document Type: Serial Conference document
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
Illustration Description: illus. incl. 1 plate, geol. sketch maps
N32°04'00" - N35°12'00", W83°15'00" - W78°31'60"
Secondary Affiliation: Brigham Young Univ., Dep. Geol.,
USA,
United States
Country of Publication: United States
Secondary Affiliation: GeoRef, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute.
Update Code: 1983
