Origin and emplacement of a middle Cretaceous gneiss dome, Fosdick Mountains, West Antarctica

The Fosdick Mountains, West Antarctica, form an 80 × 15 km migmatite dome comprising massive paragneisses that exhibit polyphase fabrics, nappe-scale folds that involve granodiorite to leucogranite intrusions, and diatexite. High strain zones developed o

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Siddoway, Christine Smith, Richard, Stephen, Fanning, Christopher, Luyendyk, Bruce
Format: Book Part
Language:unknown
Published: Geological Society of America Inc
Subjects:
Keywords: Cordierite migmatite
Cretaceous Gondwana margin
Decompression
Diapiric processes
Fosdick Mountains
Transcurrent tectonics
U-Pb SHRIMP
West Antarctica
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1885/87237
https://doi.org/10.1130/0-8137-2380-9.267
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Summary:The Fosdick Mountains, West Antarctica, form an 80 × 15 km migmatite dome comprising massive paragneisses that exhibit polyphase fabrics, nappe-scale folds that involve granodiorite to leucogranite intrusions, and diatexite. High strain zones developed o

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