Late Neoproterozoic/Early Palaeozoic events in central Dronning Maud Land and significance for the southern extension of the East African Orogen into East Antarctica

New SHRIMP zircon data from Gjelsvikfjella and Mühlig-Hofmann-Gebirge indicate that the metamorphic basement is composed of Grenville-age rocks that are most likely part of the northeastern continuation of the Namaqua-Natal-Maud Belt. High-grade overprin

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jacobs, Jeffrey Bruce, Bauer, Wolfgang, Fanning, Christopher
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Elsevier 2015
Subjects:
Keywords: collision zone
Gondwana
orogeny
Paleozoic
Proterozoic
tectonic evolution
Africa
Antarctica
crystallization
geography
geological era
granite
high temperature
metamorphosis
paleoanthropology
review
rock East African Orogen
Neoproterozoic event
Paleozoic event
Dronning Maud Land
East Antarctica
Gjelsvikfjella
Hofmann
Mühlig-Hofmann Gebirge
Mühlig-Hofmann-Gebirge
Antarc*
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1885/86047
Description
Summary:New SHRIMP zircon data from Gjelsvikfjella and Mühlig-Hofmann-Gebirge indicate that the metamorphic basement is composed of Grenville-age rocks that are most likely part of the northeastern continuation of the Namaqua-Natal-Maud Belt. High-grade overprin

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