The Interpretation of a Tertiary Tillite at Mount Feather, Southern Victoria Land, Antarctica

Abstract A Tertiary tillite occurs at an altitude of 2750 m on Mount Feather in southern Victoria Land. The tillite mantles a remnant of the floor of a south-east-trending glacial valley that pre-dates the cutting of the existing glacial drainage system in southern Victoria Land. Petrographic eviden...

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Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Authors: Brady, Howard, McKelvey, Barrie
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1979
Subjects:
Earth-Surface Processes
Victoria Land
Mount Feather
Antarc*
Antarctica
Journal of Glaciology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000014192
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000014192
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Summary:Abstract A Tertiary tillite occurs at an altitude of 2750 m on Mount Feather in southern Victoria Land. The tillite mantles a remnant of the floor of a south-east-trending glacial valley that pre-dates the cutting of the existing glacial drainage system in southern Victoria Land. Petrographic evidence suggests that ice which deposited the tillite drained a relatively distant source area.

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