European geological initiative for the Shackleton Range

Tessensohn, F.; Thomson, M.R.A.. 1990 European geological initiative for the Shackleton Range. Antarctic Science, 2 (03). 265-266. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102090000359

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Abstract/Summary

The Shackleton Range occupies a key geological position in Antarctica (Fig. 1). Its location, at the edge of the continental craton between the mobile belts of the Transantarctic Mountains (TAM) and the stable platform of Dronning Maud Land (Neuschwabenland), and its geological constitution offer possibilities for: understanding the nature of the ‘Pacific’ margin of the Antarctic craton during the Palaeozoic, distinguishing between subduction- and collision-related tectonics at an ancient continental margin, and contributing to the debate on the relationship between East and West Antarctica. The structural orientation of the range, at right angles to the trend of the TAM, has puzzled geologists ever since its discovery.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102090000359
ISSN:	0954-1020
NORA Subject Terms:	Earth Sciences
Date made live:	11 Sep 2018 14:15 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/520907

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102090000359

ISSN:

0954-1020

NORA Subject Terms:

Earth Sciences

Date made live:

11 Sep 2018 14:15 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/520907