A new sedimentological interpretation for part of the Santa Marta Formation, James Ross Island

The regional geology and lithostratigraphy of the Late Cretaceous strata of north-east James Ross Island have been described by a number of authors (e.g. Olivero et al. 1986, Pirrie 1989). The aim of this short note is to describe a sequence of strata currently assigned to the Santa Marta Formation,...

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Published in:Antarctic Science
Main Author: Pirrie, Duncan
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1990
Subjects:
Geology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Oceanography
Ross Island
Olivero
Antarctic Science
James Ross Island
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102090000086
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102090000086
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Summary:The regional geology and lithostratigraphy of the Late Cretaceous strata of north-east James Ross Island have been described by a number of authors (e.g. Olivero et al. 1986, Pirrie 1989). The aim of this short note is to describe a sequence of strata currently assigned to the Santa Marta Formation, and to reinterpret the processes and environments of deposition of this sequence.

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