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.
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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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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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Armstrong, Richard Lee Hamilton, Warren Denton, George H. Glaciation in Taylor Valley, Antarctica, Older Than 2.7 Million Years |
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Glaciation in Taylor Valley, Antarctica, Older Than 2.7 Million Years |
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Glaciation in Taylor Valley, Antarctica, Older Than 2.7 Million Years |
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Glaciation in Taylor Valley, Antarctica, Older Than 2.7 Million Years |
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Glaciation in Taylor Valley, Antarctica, Older Than 2.7 Million Years |
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Glaciation in Taylor Valley, Antarctica, Older Than 2.7 Million Years |
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glaciation in taylor valley, antarctica, older than 2.7 million years |
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