Preliminary lithofacies assessment and 40Ar/39Ar ages of Cenozoic volcanic sequences in eastern Marie Byrd Land

Smellie, J.L.; Mcintosh, W.C.; Gamble, J.A.; Panter, K.S.; Kyle, P.R.; Dunbar, N.W.. 1993 Preliminary lithofacies assessment and 40Ar/39Ar ages of Cenozoic volcanic sequences in eastern Marie Byrd Land. Antarctic Science, 5 (01). 105-106. 10.1017/S0954102093000136

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Abstract/Summary

Because of its remoteness, Marie Byrd Land is among the most inaccessible and least visited parts of Antarctica. However, it contains a very poorly studied, large Cenozoic alkaline volcanic province and an outstanding record of volcanism coeval with glaciation (LeMasurier & Thomson 1990). This short note describes the results of the second of two planned periods of fieldwork, which form part of the West Antarctic Volcano Exploration (WAVE) project. The background to WAVE and preliminary results of the 1989–1990 fieldwork are described in Smellie et al. (1990) and McIntosh et al. (1990). The studies described here took place between 2 November 1990 and 11 January 1991.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1017/S0954102093000136
ISSN:	0954-1020
Date made live:	17 Oct 2017 08:25 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/518067

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.1017/S0954102093000136

ISSN:

0954-1020

Date made live:

17 Oct 2017 08:25 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/518067