Sedimentary record of Early Permian deglaciation in southern Gondwana from the Falkland Islands

Horan, Kate; Stone, Philip; Crowhurst, Simon J.. 2019 Sedimentary record of Early Permian deglaciation in southern Gondwana from the Falkland Islands. In: Le Heron, D.P.; Hogan, K.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1256-8010; Phillips, E.R.; Huuse, M.; Busfield, M.E.; Graham, A.G.C., (eds.) Glaciated margins: the sedimentary and geophysical archive. London, UK, Geological Society of London, 131-147.

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Abstract/Summary

The deglaciation of southern Gondwana during the Early Permian was preceded by waxing and waning of the south polar ice sheet. The fluctuations in ice extent are recorded in the sedimentary record by strata separating thick deposits of glacial diamictite from post-glacial mudrock. These deposits span across all of the major Gondwana fragments, now recognized as South Africa, South America, India, Antarctica and Australia, and also occur on the Falklands and Ellsworth Mountains microplates created during break-up of the supercontinent in the Mesozoic. We present sedimentary evidence for the progression of deglaciation from the Falkland Islands microplate using a series of borehole core runs acquired during onshore mineral exploration. Glacial advance and retreat phases are inferred from the Hells Kitchen Member of the Port Sussex Formation; the rock succession that conformably overlies the main body of glacial diamictite known locally as the Fitzroy Tillite Formation. The pulsated nature of the transition to fully post-glacial conditions was accompanied by an intricate interplay of sedimentary processes, including soft sediment deformation, meltwater pulses and turbidity currents. The Falkland Islands core data lend insight into the evolving Early Permian environment and offer an unusually complete view of continental margin deglaciation preserved in the ancient sedimentary record. Supplementary material: Borehole core photographs from the Fitzroy Tillite Formation, Hells Kitchen Member and Black Rock Member for cores DD029 and DD090 are available at https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4031119.v1

Item Type:	Publication - Book Section
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1144/SP475.1
ISSN:	0305-8719
Date made live:	25 May 2018 12:39 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/520163

Item Type:

Publication - Book Section

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.1144/SP475.1

ISSN:

0305-8719

Date made live:

25 May 2018 12:39 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/520163