A probable Early Triassic age for the Miers Bluff Formation, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands

Fifteen samples of very low-grade mudstones from two widely separated sections in the Miers Bluff Formation on Hurd Peninsula yield an Rb-Sr errorchron (MSWD=8.9) corresponding to an age of 243 ± 8 Ma. This age is interpreted as representing effective homogenization, on a kilometres scale, during tu...

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Published in:Antarctic Science
Main Authors: Willan, R. C. R., Pankhurst, R. J., Hervé, F.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1994
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s095410209400060x
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S095410209400060X