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1.60 Ga felsic volcanic blocks in the moraines of the Terre Adélie Craton, Antarctica: comparisons with the Gawler Range Volcanics, South Australia

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Authors

Peucat, J-J

Capdevila, R

Fanning, Christopher

Menot, R P

Pecora, L

Testut, L

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

Rhyodacite and rhyolite blocks found in numerous moraines on the Terre Adélie Craton in Antarctica are samples of a high-temperature high-K calc-alkaline to alkali-calcic igneous suite emplaced at ca 1.60 Ga. They comprise lavas and pyroclastic rocks, in

Keywords

Keywords: geochemistry; geochronology; moraine; petrography; Precambrian; stratigraphic correlation; volcanic rock; Antarctica; Australia Antarctica; Felsic volcanics; Gawler Range Volcanics; Geochemistry; Geochronology; Moraines; Rodinia; South Australia; Terre Adélie Craton

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/94241

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ANU Research Publications

Source

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1046/j.1440-0952.2002.00956.x

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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