Book ; Online: K-Ar age determination of Paleozoic rock samples from northern Victoria Land, Antarctica, supplementary data to: Adams, Christopher J (2006): Style of uplift of Paleozoic terranes in northern Victoria Land, Antarctica: Evidence from K-Ar age patterns. In: F?tterer, D K, Damaske, D, Kleinschmidt, G, Miller, H & Tessensohn, F (eds.), Antarctica: contributions to global earth sciences, Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 205-214
2007
Abstract: ... Adams, Christopher J (1997): Initial strontium isotopic signatures of Late Precambrian-Early Paleozoic ...
Abstract | K-Ar ages of 82 slate and schist (white-mica-rich whole rock) samples are reported for Late Precambrian-Early Ordovician metamorphic rocks of the Wilson, Bowers and Robertson Bay terranes of northern Victoria Land. These are amalgamated in two vertical sections along composite NE-SW horizontal profiles across (1) Oates Coast in the north, and (2) Terra Nova Bay area in the south. The ages are in the range 328-517 Ma. Both profiles show some age variation with altitude, but more importantly, they define an inverted wedge shaped pattern, reflecting a "pop-up" strucure. This is oriented NW-SE at the eastern margin of the Wilson terrane, and the edges coincide with the Exiles and Wilson Thrusts which cross the region. Ages inside the "pop-up" structure are younger, ca. 460-480 Ma, than those along its eastern and western flanks, ca. 490-520 Ma. The K-Ar age patterns thus demonstrate a late Ross Orogenic age (ca. 460 Ma) for this structure, which may be associated with assembly of the Wilson and Bowers terranes. REFERENCE: Adams, Christopher J (1997): Initial strontium isotopic signatures of Late Precambrian-Early Paleozoic metasediments from northern Victoria Land, East Antarctica. In: Ricci, G.A. (ed.), The Antarctic region: geological evolution and processes, Terra Antarctica Publication, Sienna, 227-231 |
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Language | English |
Dates of publication | 2007-9999 |
Size | Online-Ressource |
Publisher | PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science |
Publishing place | Bremen/Bremerhaven |
Document type | Book ; Online |
Note | This dataset is supplement to hdl:10013/epic.26834.d001 |
DOI | 10.1594/PANGAEA.605207 |
Database | Library catalogue of the German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB), Hannover |
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