Glaciation in Taylor Valley, Antarctica, Older Than 2.7 Million Years

Potassium-argon dates for three samples of basaltic scoria from Taylor Valley, on the west side of McMurdo Sound, indicate that the basalt, which antedates and postdates major glaciations, is at least 2.7 million years old.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science
Main Authors: Armstrong, Richard Lee, Hamilton, Warren, Denton, George H.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1968
Subjects:
McMurdo Sound
Taylor Valley
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.159.3811.187
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.159.3811.187
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spelling craaas:10.1126/science.159.3811.187 2024-06-09T07:40:54+00:00 Glaciation in Taylor Valley, Antarctica, Older Than 2.7 Million Years Armstrong, Richard Lee Hamilton, Warren Denton, George H. 1968 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.159.3811.187 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.159.3811.187 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 159, issue 3811, page 187-189 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 1968 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.159.3811.187 2024-05-16T12:54:07Z Potassium-argon dates for three samples of basaltic scoria from Taylor Valley, on the west side of McMurdo Sound, indicate that the basalt, which antedates and postdates major glaciations, is at least 2.7 million years old. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica McMurdo Sound AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) McMurdo Sound Taylor Valley ENVELOPE(163.000,163.000,-77.617,-77.617) Science 159 3811 187 189
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description Potassium-argon dates for three samples of basaltic scoria from Taylor Valley, on the west side of McMurdo Sound, indicate that the basalt, which antedates and postdates major glaciations, is at least 2.7 million years old.
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Glaciation in Taylor Valley, Antarctica, Older Than 2.7 Million Years
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title Glaciation in Taylor Valley, Antarctica, Older Than 2.7 Million Years
title_short Glaciation in Taylor Valley, Antarctica, Older Than 2.7 Million Years
title_full Glaciation in Taylor Valley, Antarctica, Older Than 2.7 Million Years
title_fullStr Glaciation in Taylor Valley, Antarctica, Older Than 2.7 Million Years
title_full_unstemmed Glaciation in Taylor Valley, Antarctica, Older Than 2.7 Million Years
title_sort glaciation in taylor valley, antarctica, older than 2.7 million years
publisher American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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