Preliminary Geologic Report on the 1961 U.S. Expedition to Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica

Five areas of outcrop were examined along 120 miles of the coast of the Bellingshausen Sea east of the Thurston Peninsula. Hornblende quartz diorite is the principal rock in the area and occurs in a body of batholithic dimensions. The quartz diorite contains inclusions of older granulitic rock and i...

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Published in:Science
Main Author: Drake, Avery Ala
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1962
Subjects:
Bellingshausen Sea
Paradise Harbor
Thurston
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.135.3504.671
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.135.3504.671
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spelling craaas:10.1126/science.135.3504.671 2024-06-09T07:38:59+00:00 Preliminary Geologic Report on the 1961 U.S. Expedition to Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica Drake, Avery Ala 1962 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.135.3504.671 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.135.3504.671 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 135, issue 3504, page 671-672 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 1962 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.135.3504.671 2024-05-16T12:55:47Z Five areas of outcrop were examined along 120 miles of the coast of the Bellingshausen Sea east of the Thurston Peninsula. Hornblende quartz diorite is the principal rock in the area and occurs in a body of batholithic dimensions. The quartz diorite contains inclusions of older granulitic rock and is cut by mafic dikes. An island in Paradise Harbor on the Palmer Peninsula was also examined briefly. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Bellingshausen Sea AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Bellingshausen Sea Paradise Harbor ENVELOPE(-62.900,-62.900,-64.850,-64.850) Thurston ENVELOPE(-97.500,-97.500,-71.833,-71.833) Science 135 3504 671 672
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description Five areas of outcrop were examined along 120 miles of the coast of the Bellingshausen Sea east of the Thurston Peninsula. Hornblende quartz diorite is the principal rock in the area and occurs in a body of batholithic dimensions. The quartz diorite contains inclusions of older granulitic rock and is cut by mafic dikes. An island in Paradise Harbor on the Palmer Peninsula was also examined briefly.
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author Drake, Avery Ala
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Preliminary Geologic Report on the 1961 U.S. Expedition to Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica
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title Preliminary Geologic Report on the 1961 U.S. Expedition to Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica
title_short Preliminary Geologic Report on the 1961 U.S. Expedition to Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica
title_full Preliminary Geologic Report on the 1961 U.S. Expedition to Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica
title_fullStr Preliminary Geologic Report on the 1961 U.S. Expedition to Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica
title_full_unstemmed Preliminary Geologic Report on the 1961 U.S. Expedition to Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica
title_sort preliminary geologic report on the 1961 u.s. expedition to bellingshausen sea, antarctica
publisher American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
publishDate 1962
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.135.3504.671
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.135.3504.671
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