Syn-depositional deformation in a Cretaceous succession, James Ross Island, Antarctica. Evidence from vitrinite reflectivity
Whitham, A.G.; Marshall, J.E.A.. 1988 Syn-depositional deformation in a Cretaceous succession, James Ross Island, Antarctica. Evidence from vitrinite reflectivity. Geological Magazine, 125 (06). 583-591. 10.1017/S0016756800023402
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A detailed vitrinite reflectivity study has been made through the Cretaceous sedimentary rocks of northwest James Ross Island, Antarctica. The results show that a progressive increase in reflectivity does not occur with depth and that values (0.45 %) from the base of the succession are lower than expected for the sequence as described by previous authors. Using a synthesis of sedimentological and stratigraphic information, the sequence is reinterpreted as an apparent monoclinal syncline, strongly influenced by syndepositional tectonics, with a thickness appreciably less than previously described.
Item Type: | Publication - Article |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | 10.1017/S0016756800023402 |
ISSN: | 0016-7568 |
NORA Subject Terms: | Earth Sciences |
Date made live: | 06 Feb 2019 09:10 +0 (UTC) |
URI: | https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/522179 |
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