[ALl Manganese-rich rock varnish does occur in Antarctica

Despite accounts to the contrary, we have found that Mn-rich rock varnish is present in Antarctica, s others have before. It is chemically and texturally similar to many varnishes found in lower latitudes. Antarctic varnishes show considerable potential as a dating and paleoenvironmental research to...

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Main Authors: Ronald I. Dorn A, David H. Krinsley B'c, Tanzhuo Liu A, Steve Anderson D, James Clark E, Thomas A. Cahill F, Thomas E. Gill F
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1991
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.465.9775
http://alliance.la.asu.edu/dorn/DornChemGeol92.pdf
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Summary:Despite accounts to the contrary, we have found that Mn-rich rock varnish is present in Antarctica, s others have before. It is chemically and texturally similar to many varnishes found in lower latitudes. Antarctic varnishes show considerable potential as a dating and paleoenvironmental research tool. 1.