Late Neoproterozoic/Early Palaeozoic events in central Dronning Maud Land and significance for the southern extension of the East African Orogen into East Antarctica

Jacobs, Jeffrey Bruce; Bauer, Wolfgang; Fanning, Christopher

Late Neoproterozoic/Early Palaeozoic events in central Dronning Maud Land and significance for the southern extension of the East African Orogen into East Antarctica

Date

2003

Authors

Jacobs, Jeffrey Bruce

Bauer, Wolfgang

Fanning, Christopher

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

New SHRIMP zircon data from Gjelsvikfjella and Mühlig-Hofmann-Gebirge indicate that the metamorphic basement is composed of Grenville-age rocks that are most likely part of the northeastern continuation of the Namaqua-Natal-Maud Belt. High-grade overprin