Call number:
9/M 07.0421(383)
In:
Geological Society special publication
Description / Table of Contents:
Antarctica preserves a rock record that spans three and a half billion years of history and has a remarkable story to tell about the evolution of our Earth, from the hottest crustal rocks yet found in an orogenic system, to the assembly and breakup of Gondwana in the Phanerozoic. This volume highlights our improved understanding of the tectonic events that have shaped Antarctica and how these potentially relate to supercontinent assembly and fragmentation. The internal constitution of the East Antarctic Shield is assessed using information available from the basement geology and from detritus preserved as Mesozoic sediments in the Trans Antarctic Mountains. Accretionary orogenesis along the proto-Pacific margin of Antarctica is examined and the volumes of intracrustal melting compared with juvenile magma additions in these complex orogenic systems assessed. This volume demonstrates the diversity of approaches required to elucidate and understand crustal evolution and evaluate the supercontinent concept.
Type of Medium:
Monograph available for loan
Pages:
237 S. : z.T. farb. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
ISBN:
9781862393677
Series Statement:
Special Publication / the Geological Society 383
URL:
http://sp.lyellcollection.org/content/383/1
Classification:
Lithosphere
Location:
Reading room
Branch Library:
GFZ Library
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