Age and tectonic significance of the Lassiter Coast Intrusive Suite, Eastern Ellsworth Land, Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: FLOWERDEW, M.J., MILLAR, I.L., VAUGHAN, A.P.M., PANKHURST, R.J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2005
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Pacific; Palmer Land; Ellsworth Land; Lassiter; Lassiter Coast; Mount Harry; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102005002877; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102005002877

Depleted mantle model ages derived from granitoids of the Lassiter Coast Intrusive Suite, sampled over a wide geographical area in eastern Ellsworth Land, Antarctica, cluster between 1000 Ma and 1200 Ma and suggest involvement of Proterozoic crust in the petrogenesis of the suite. Ion-microprobe U–P...