The subantarctic lithospheric mantle

• Published in: Geological Society, London, Memoirs
• Main Authors: Delpech, Guillaume, Scott, James M., Grégoire, Michel, Moine, Bertrand N., Li, Dongxu, Liu, Jingao, Graham Pearson, D., van der Meer, Quinten H. A., Waight, Tod E., Michon, Gilbert, Guillaume, Damien, O’reilly, Suzanne Y., Cottin, Jean Yves, Giret, André
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Antarctic; Indian; Kerguelen; Kerguelen Islands; Pacific; Southeast Indian Ridge; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Auckland Islands
• Online Access: https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/the-subantarctic-lithospheric-mantle(f66d6fa3-f9df-42b0-bb77-60d4ab9fbbc7).html; https://doi.org/10.1144/M56-2020-13; https://curis.ku.dk/ws/files/381638215/The_Subantarctic_lithospheric_mantle_2_48.pdf

We present a summary of peridotite in the Subantarctic (46–60° S) surrounding the Antarctic Plate. Peridotite xenoliths occur on the Kerguelen Islands and Auckland Islands. The Kerguelen Islands are underlain by a plume, whereas the Auckland Islands are part of continental Zealandia, which is a Gond...