Zircon ages and the distribution of Archaean and Proterozoic rocks in the Rauer Islands

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Kinny, P. D., Black, L. P., Sheraton, J. W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1993
• Subjects: Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; East Antarctica; Prydz Bay; Rauer Islands
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102093000252; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102093000252

The application of zircon U-Pb geochronology using the SHRIMP ion microprobe to the Precambrian high-grade metamorphic rocks of the Rauer Islands on the Prydz Bay coast of East Antarctica, has resulted in major revisions to the interpreted geological history. Large tracts of granitic orthogneisses,...