Crustal growth of the Antarctic Peninsula by accretion, magmatism and extension

Storey, B.C.; Garrett, S.W.. 1985 Crustal growth of the Antarctic Peninsula by accretion, magmatism and extension. Geological Magazine, 122 (1). 5-14. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016756800034038

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Abstract/Summary

A subduction-accretion model incorporating new geophysical data is presented to explain the geology of the Antarctic Peninsula from late Palaeozoic to Cenozoic time. According to the model, the peninsula consists of overlapping accretionary, magmatic and extensional regimes that were diachronous across the peninsula and have built the crust to its present form. The crust, which contains a small proportion of sialic basement, was mainly formed by accretionary and magmatic processes and modified to its present shape by extension. The Gondwanide Orogeny for the Antarctic Peninsula is interpreted in terms of the accretionary processes.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016756800034038
ISSN:	0016-7568
NORA Subject Terms:	Earth Sciences
Date made live:	23 May 2019 10:45 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/523479

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016756800034038

ISSN:

0016-7568

NORA Subject Terms:

Earth Sciences

Date made live:

23 May 2019 10:45 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/523479