Tectonic, magmatic, and metamorphic history of the New Jersey Highlands: New insights from SHRIMP U-Pb geochronology

Volkert, Richard A.Aleinikoff, John N.Fanning, Christopher2015-12-109780813712062http://hdl.handle.net/1885/51482New U-Pb sensitive high-resolution ion microprobe (SHRIMP) ages from zircon and monazite document a 350 m.y. geologic evolution for the New Jersey Highlands. Two pulses of calc-alkaline magmatism that include the Wanaque tonalitic gneiss (1366 ± 9 Ma andKeywords: A-type rock; dacite; diorite; geochronology; gneiss; granite; hydrothermal activity; magmatism; marble; metamorphism; monazite; SHRIMP dating; subduction zone; supracrustal rock; tectonic setting; tonalite; upland region; uranium-lead dating; volcanic rocTectonic, magmatic, and metamorphic history of the New Jersey Highlands: New insights from SHRIMP U-Pb geochronology201010.1130/2010.1206(14)2016-02-24