Characterization of spectral and geochemical variability within the Ferrar Dolerite of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica: weathering, alteration, and magmatic processes

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Salvatore, M.R., Mustard, J.F., Head, J.W., Marchant, D.R., Wyatt, M.B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2013
• Subjects: Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; McMurdo Dry Valleys
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102013000254; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102013000254

Abstract Orbital spectroscopy and laboratory analyses are utilized to identify major geochemical variations throughout the Ferrar Dolerite exposed in the McMurdo Dry Valleys (MDV) of Antarctica. Our laboratory results highlight the range of primary and secondary chemical and spectral variations obse...