Middle Jurassic air fall tuff in the sedimentary Latady Formation, eastern Ellsworth Land

Rhyolitic volcanism along the proto-Pacific margin of Gondwana occurred at intervals throughout the Jurassic. Silicic melt generation has been interpreted as a result of interaction between mantle plumes and subduction modified lower crust. The rhyolitic Mount Poster Formation of the southern Antarc...

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Published in:Antarctic Science
Main Authors: HUNTER, MORAG A., RILEY, TEAL R., MILLAR, IAN L.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2004
Subjects:
Geology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Oceanography
Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Pacific
Ellsworth Land
Latady
Mount Poster
Antarc*
Antarctic Science
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102004001944
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102004001944

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